The Basic Assumption of Behavior Therapy Is That

question 236

Multiple Choice

The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that:

• A)faulty patterns of thinking are producing the current difficulties.
• B)adaptive and maladaptive behaviors are learned.
• C)every family has unspoken rules of interaction and communication that have contributed to the current difficulties.
• D)the therapist must be nondirective and provide the client with unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding.

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