AP PSYCHOLOGY

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TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

THERAPY AND TREATMENT

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Vicki is seeing a therapist in an attempt to work through the troubles in her relationship with her father. She and her therapist often engage in lengthy verbal interactions, and her therapist tries to help Vicki work through a variety of potential solutions for the problems she is facing. In this case, her therapist’s approach to treatment would MOST likely be classified as
A
insight therapy
B
behavior therapy
C
biomedical therapy
D
homeopathic therapy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), in particular, is effective for phobias including fear of flying.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Behavioral therapy has its origins in American “behaviorism.” This theory assumes that human behavior is learned and can therefore be unlearned or learned anew.

Detailed explanation-4: -In behavior therapy, a therapist employs principles of learning from classical and operant conditioning to help clients change undesirable behaviors.

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