AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Behavioral conditioning therapies have achieved especially favorable results in the treatment of
A
Bipolar disorder.
B
Tardive dyskinesia.
C
Phobias.
D
Major depressive disorder.
E
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A 2012 study found that cognitive behavioral therapy is most effective when treating: anxiety disorders. general stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Systematic desensitization therapy is a behavioral therapy intervention used to treat anxiety, phobias, OCD, and PTSD.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are the most effective treatments. Exposure therapy focuses on changing your response to the object or situation that you fear.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most widely-used therapy for anxiety disorders. Research has shown it to be effective in the treatment of panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, among many other conditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -One type of behavior therapy utilizes classical conditioning techniques. Therapists using these techniques believe that dysfunctional behaviors are conditioned responses. Applying the conditioning principles developed by Ivan Pavlov, these therapists seek to recondition their clients and thus change their behavior.

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