In Behavioural Terms, the Goal of Psychotherapy in Treating an Anxiety

question 45

Multiple Choice

In behavioural terms, the goal of psychotherapy in treating an anxiety disorder is to

• A) reverse the pattern of the client's dependency on avoidance behaviours.
• B) reverse the pattern of negative reinforcement.
• C) identify the cause rooted in early childhood.
• D) identify the pattern of punishments maintaining the behaviour.

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