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When behavioral activation begins, an important question for the clinical psychologist to ask the client is, "What are your beliefs about the fact that you have been diagnosed with depression?" "Are there things that you are not doing now that you typically do when you are not depressed?" "Is there another way of interpreting the events that have happened to you?" "If the feared event happens, so what?"

"Are there things that you are not doing now that you typically do when you are not depressed?"

_____ is typically present in systematic desensitization but typically absent from exposure therapy. Relaxation training Exposure to anxiety-producing stimuli Creation of an anxiety hierarchy Reflection

Relaxation training

Which of the following behavior therapy techniques is primarily based on classical conditioning? Shaping Token economies Systematic desensitization Contingency management

Systematic desensitization

According to behavior therapists, client behaviors are symptoms of an underlying problem. phobias result from incongruence between the real and ideal selves. client behaviors are the problem. phobias are behavioral manifestations of a disturbance in the unconscious.

client behaviors are the problem.

If you change the consequences of a behavior, the behavior will change." This statement best summarizes the rationale behind _____. systematic desensitization contingency management extinction exposure therapy

contingency management

For the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, _____ is a form of therapy that has received substantial empirical support. humanistic psychotherapy motivational interviewing exposure and response prevention behavioral consultation

exposure and response prevention

The creation of an anxiety hierarchy is a core feature of _____. token economies assertiveness training contingency management exposure therapy

exposure therapy

The main goal of behavior therapy is an increase in logical, rational thought. self-actualization. observable behavior change. to make the unconscious conscious.

observable behavior change

Sherrie is diagnosed with depression. She believes she is unlovable, cries several hours per day, consumes less calories, and thinks her symptoms will never end. In treatment, a behavior therapist is most likely to target Sherrie's emotional sadness. the number of calories Sherrie consumes and her belief that she is unlovable. Sherrie's thought that her symptoms will never end. the amount of time Sherrie cries each day.

the amount of time Sherrie cries each day.

Behavioral activation is based on the simple idea that the brains of depressed people are chemically imbalanced. the day-to-day lives of depressed people lack positive reinforcement. depressed people lack social skills. depressed people think illogically.

the day-to-day lives of depressed people lack positive reinforcement.