Dialectical Behavior Therapy Is

question 88

Multiple Choice

Dialectical behavior therapy is

• A) a promising, problem-focused treatment for borderline personality disorder.
• B) a long-term therapy for borderline personality disorder that focuses on personality change.
• C) an old, long-term therapy for borderline personality disorder that has been found to be ineffective.
• D) is a short-term therapy for borderline personality disorder that involves medication and brief hospitalization.

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Definitions:

Undisclosed Principal

A situation in a contractual agreement where an agent acts on behalf of a principal, but the identity of the principal remains unknown to the third party.

Instructions

Directions or orders given for the purpose of guiding actions or procedures.

Agent

A person appointed to act for another, usually in contract matters.

Agency by Estoppel

A form of agency created when a principal's actions lead a third party to believe that an agent has authority, obliging the principal to honor the agent's commitments.