AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

COGNITIVE THERAPY

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Mindfulness/acceptance therapies
A
Hostile persons
B
major alternatives
C
Counter conditioning
D
catastrophizing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both MBCT and CBT work to help patients better control their thoughts, emotions, and responses to these factors. But MBCT differs from CBT by incorporating elements of mindfulness to additionally control the body’s automatic responses to the stresses associated with many negative thoughts or feelings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both modalities promote acceptance of uncomfortable experiences, encouraging individuals to move forward with discomfort by creating a different relationship with difficult experiences that is based on acceptance and equanimity (MBCT), or by maintaining a perspective on life’s bigger meaning and purpose (ACT).

Detailed explanation-3: -DBT is a comprehensive treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD). MBCT was developed for prevention of relapse in individuals with a history of depressive episodes. Both have considerable empirical support for their efficacy.

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