AP PSYCHOLOGY

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TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

THERAPY AND TREATMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Matt enters therapy to talk about some issues that have been causing him distress. The therapist has earned a PhD and uses a variety of techniques to alleviate some of Matt’s distressing symptoms. Matt is most likely seeing a ____
A
psychiatrist
B
clinical psychologist
C
psychiatric social worker
D
life coach
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients examine how their thoughts affect their behavior. It aims to change cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rogerian therapists create a therapeutic relationship by focusing on four important qualities of communication: empathy, unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and active listening.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to bring unconscious material into consciousness and enhance the functioning of the ego, helping the individual become less controlled by biological drives or demands of the superego.

Detailed explanation-4: -CBT emerged during the 1960s and originated in the work of psychiatrist Aaron Beck, who noted that certain types of thinking contributed to emotional problems. Beck labeled these “automatic negative thoughts” and developed the process of cognitive therapy.

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