Tess Is Working with a Couple Who Has Reported Marital

question 40

Multiple Choice

Tess is working with a couple who has reported marital problems. She is working from a CBFT perspective and thinks that it would be helpful to have a detailed and accurate account of the problems the couple wants to work on. Tess asks the couple to log the frequency, duration, and severity of specific behavioral symptoms, such as their anger, outbursts, conflict, and social withdrawal. This is known as:

• A) necessary intake procedures.
• B) baseline functioning.
• C) creating a contingent environment.
• D) arbitrary inference.

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Definitions:

Shareholders

Individuals or entities that own one or more shares of stock in a public company, making them partial owners of that company.

IPO

Initial public offering. Stock in a new company offered to the public for the first time. Such stock tends to make a volatile, high-risk investment.

Mutual Funds

Investment programs funded by shareholders that trade in diversified holdings and are managed by professional investment managers.

Institutional Investors

Organizations that invest large volumes of money in securities, real estate, and other investment assets, including pension funds, insurance companies, and banks.