Your Friend Has Just Come from a Therapist Who Has

question 103

Multiple Choice

Your friend has just come from a therapist who has recommended eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder. Because you are taking a course in abnormal psychology, your friend asks what you think. Based on the literature, what would you say?

• A) This technique is based on operant conditioning principles and seems quite effective.
• B) This technique does not seem to have a theoretical basis and the limited effectiveness it does show may be due to the fact that it involves exposure.
• C) Classical conditioning provides the theoretical rationale for this technique that has had mixed results.
• D) Because the eyes are the "window on the mind," this technique explores hidden meanings related to traumatic events and has been extremely successful.

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