A Therapist Who Sometimes Uses a Cognitive Approach with Clients

question 11

Multiple Choice

 A therapist who sometimes uses a cognitive approach with clients who are depressed and a behavioral approach with those who have phobias would be most appropriately described as ____. 

• A)inconsistent
• B)bidirectional
• C)eclectic
• D)incompetent

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Definitions:

Learning And Cognitive Approaches

Learning and cognitive approaches in psychology focus on understanding how thinking, memory, perception, and learning influence behavior and the processing of information.

Behaviorism

The theoretical view of personality that focuses on overt behavior and the ways in which it can be affected by rewards and punishments in the environment. A modern variant is the social learning approach, which adds a concern with how behavior is affected by observation, self-evaluation, and social interaction; also called the learning approach.

Social Observation

The process of watching and analyzing the behaviors and interactions of individuals within social settings, often used in psychological and sociological research.

Individual Differences

Individual differences are variations among people in their psychological traits, abilities, and behaviors.