AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of psychotherapy focuses on changing unwanted behaviors rather than on discovering their underlying causes?
A
behavior therapy
B
cognitive therapy
C
humanistic therapy
D
psychoanalysis
E
insight therapy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PSYCHOTHERAPY: BEHAVIOR THERAPY. In psychoanalysis, therapists help their patients look into their past to uncover repressed feelings. In behavior therapy, a therapist employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors-rather than digging deeply into one’s unconscious.

Detailed explanation-2: -CBT focuses on changing unhelpful or unhealthy thoughts and behaviours. It is a combination of 2 therapies: ‘cognitive therapy’ and ‘behaviour therapy’. The basis of both these techniques is that healthy thoughts lead to healthy feelings and behaviours.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aversion Therapy: This process pairs undesirable behavior with some form of aversive stimulus with the aim of reducing unwanted behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is a. aversion therapy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy This approach focuses on how our thoughts affect our feelings and behaviors. A therapist using CBT will help their client identify negative or irrational thoughts, then examine whether these thoughts are true.

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