A patient receiving dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for borderline personality disorder experiences an emotion that he or she realizes is inappropriate. Immediately after, the patient acts in a very different, appropriate, way. This DBT procedure is called:
A) reactive correction.
B) counterbalancing.
C) opposite action.
D) "fine tuning."
Answer: C) opposite action.
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