Eileen Goes to a Therapist for Help in Losing Weight

question 54

Multiple Choice

Eileen goes to a therapist for help in losing weight.She and her therapist develop a written agreement spelling out weekly,step-by-step methods for Eileen to use in order to reach her weight goal.The plan specifies rewards for reaching weekly goals and penalties for not achieving them.Eileen's therapist is using which of the following methods?

• A)classical conditioning
• B)desensitization
• C)a contingency contract
• D)a token economy

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