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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Definitions:

Stressors

External pressures or events that cause stress, which can impact an individual's physical and psychological well-being.

Threshold

The level, point, or value at which something begins or changes.

Stress

A psychological and physiological reaction to external or internal demands or pressures, which can affect an individual's mental and physical well-being.

Ego-Ideal

A component of the personality that consists of the ideal self and the standards by which one measures achievements and aspirations.