As Discussed in Critical Thinking: Evaluating New Psychotherapies: the Case

question 249

Multiple Choice

As discussed in Critical Thinking: Evaluating New Psychotherapies: The Case of EMDR, exposure therapy is:

• A) another term for eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
• B) a pseudoscientific therapy, long-discredited, which was once used to treat anxiety disorders.
• C) a short-term dynamic therapy that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of major depressive disorder, role transitions, and relationship problems.
• D) a well-established therapy combining behavioral and cognitive techniques that effectively treats anxiety disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder and phobias.

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Definitions:

Synergistically Combine

To combine different elements, methods, or substances in a way that maximizes their effectiveness by working together more efficiently than separately.

Psychotherapy Integration

An approach in psychotherapy that combines theories, techniques, and therapies from different schools of psychology to best address a client's needs.

Theoretical System

A comprehensive, organized set of ideas and principles designed to understand and explain complex phenomena or concepts.

Meta-Analytic Studies

Research that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to arrive at conclusions about a body of work on a specific topic.