A middle-aged woman presents for therapy with a history of early childhood trauma perpetrated by abusive parents. She now reports that she is unable to tolerate any close social ties as much as she longs for them, and becomes highly anxious whenever people begin to "get close.". From a learning theory perspective, this might be best explained by the process of:

a. generalization. c. stimulus discrimination.
b. operant conditioning. d. extinction.


A

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Name and describe any principle of effective discipline.

What will be an ideal response?

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a. Ego strength b. Self-actualization c. Spirituality d. Intelligence

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__________ questions are used to gently move a client from one exception of the problem to developing concrete and motivating action plans to manage the problem

a. Exception b. Scaffolding c. Permission d. Influence

Counseling