Exposure-Based Strategies
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Description
Vincent is a 23 year old Japanese American college student. He was put on academic
probation for poor attendance. It seems that Vincent has developed some odd habits
over the past year. He cannot leave the house without checking the door locks 5
times, and must drive around the block 5 times to make sure the garage is closed In
the past month, he has been unable to make left turns on his way to school. As a
result, Vincent has missed most of this last semester of classes.
Please identify which concepts you are using by underlining or bolding that
concept
Each essay question must be ½ to 1 page per question
ESSAY QUESTION 5
The focus of behavior therapy is on changing behavior through classical and operant
conditioning. In consideration of classical stimulus-response theory as well as
operant reinforcement theory, as a behavioral therapist, how might you work with
Vincent?
ESSAY QUESTION 6
Behavior therapy includes a wide variety of techniques. Choose two (2) treatment
strategies on pages 210-215. Discuss how you might use these 2 techniques with
Vincent.
ESSAY QUESTION 7
Aaron Beck postulates that systematic errors in reasoning occur during psychological
distress. Choose two (2) of the cognitive distortions listed on pages 240-241. Discuss
how you see Vincent using these errors in reasoning.
ESSAY QUESTION 8
Both cognitive and behavioral techniques are used in cognitive therapy. Choose one
(1) cognitive treatment strategy on page 251-252, and one (1) behavioral technique
on page 253. Discuss how you might use these 2 techniques with Vincent
