A Therapist Should Be Aware That When Exposing a Client

question 63

Multiple Choice

A therapist should be aware that when exposing a client to a stimulus that elicits unwanted behaviors, emotions, or cognitions,

• A) habituation might reduce these responses eventually, but the initial anxiety might be too intense for the client to tolerate.
• B) the client can become sensitized to the extent that the unwanted behavior never occurs again, even if it could be adaptive in some situations.
• C) habituation and sensitization processes likely work together and the unwanted behaviors could increase.
• D) no behavioral changes can take place unless the consequences are manipulated.

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