The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that
A) faulty patterns of thinking are producing the current difficulties.
B) adaptive and maladaptive behaviors are learned.
C) every family has unspoken rules of interaction and communication that have contributed to the current difficulties.
D) the therapist must be nondirective and provide the client with unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding.
Answer: B) adaptive and maladaptive behaviors are learned.
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