How does the therapist increase the likelihood that the client will use the competing response to control the habit outside of treatment sessions?
What will be an ideal response?
The therapist reviews with the client all the situations in which the habit occurs and how the habit may have caused some inconvenience or embarrassment. This review is a motivation strategy, which increases the likelihood that the client will use the competing response outside of the treatment session to control the habit.
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