As Social Workers We Assume

question 20

Multiple Choice

As social workers we assume

• A)that the environment should receive priority in our assessments of human behavior.
• B)that professionals must operate from a single theory that provides scientific explanations of their subject area.
• C)that socialization is the most important contributor to a person's behavior patterns.
• D)that no single factor can account for behavioral responses.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and learning strategies.

Reinforcers

Any events or objects that, when following a response, increase the likelihood of that response occurring again.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique used to reduce anxiety by gradually exposing the person to the feared object or situation.