When Patients with Particular Symptoms Respond Better for Different Treatments

question 15

Multiple Choice

When patients with particular symptoms respond better for different treatments than patients with the same symptoms but different characteristics, this is referred to as

• A)a treatment by symptom interaction.
• B)an aptitude-treatment interaction.
• C)a cognition by affect interaction.
• D)a poorly understood disorder.

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Definitions:

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the selective, involuntary pushing of threatening or upsetting information into the unconscious.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to help individuals overcome phobias and anxiety through gradual exposure.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and reinforcement techniques.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A therapeutic approach that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.