A cognitive therapist would try to reduce a client's compulsive hand-washing by
a. prescribing anti-depressant medications.
b. changing the client's thoughts and beliefs about dirt and contamination.
c. using systematic desensitization to directly change the client's behavior.
d. helping the client to gain insight into the reasons why he or she uses compulsive hand-washing to control anxiety.
B
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