Punishment Is Rarely Used as the Sole Type of Behavioral

question 327

Multiple Choice

Punishment is rarely used as the sole type of behavioral intervention because the use of punishment:

• A)actually causes the undesirable behavior to increase
• B)only teaches someone what not to do, it does not teach someone the appropriate way to act
• C)usually suppresses adaptive behaviors as well as maladaptive behaviors
• D)can cause the client to become overly dependent on the therapist

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