How Many Times Per Week Must Someone Binge and Purge

question 89

Multiple Choice

How many times per week must someone binge and purge to be diagnosed as having bulimia nervosa?

• A)5
• B)4
• C)3
• D)2

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Definitions:

Shaping

A behavioral technique involving reinforcing behaviors that are successively closer to the desired behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavior modification where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant stimulus after a response increases the likelihood that the response will occur again in the future.

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Behavior Modification

A method of therapy rooted in operant conditioning principles, which aims to substitute negative behaviors with positive ones using either rewards or penalties.