Studies on the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Treat Anxiety

question 23

Multiple Choice

Studies on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat anxiety disorders have indicated which of the following?

• A) Only the behavioral component is necessary for effective treatment.
• B) Only the cognitive component is necessary for effective treatment.
• C) It is effective as measured by improvements in self-report, parent report, and behavioral observations but these benefits are not clinically significant.
• D) It is effective as measured by improvements in self-report, parent report, and behavioral observations and these benefits are clinically significant, such that most children who participate in CBT no longer meet diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders after treatment.

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the tendency for a patient or client to project positive or negative feelings for important people from the past onto the therapist.

Countertransference

In psychotherapy, it refers to the emotions and projections that the therapist may feel towards the patient.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic process in which patients express their thoughts freely, letting their mind wander without censorship, to uncover unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Fear of Women

An irrational fear or aversion to women, known as gynophobia.