6 Questions
What is the primary goal of a trained healer in a planned, emotionally charged, confiding interaction with a sufferer?
To relieve the sufferer's distress and disability
What is the term proposed by Barlow (2004) for interventions that are derived from psychological science, tailored to psychological processes, and shown to work in controlled treatment outcome studies?
Psychological treatment
Which type of therapy uses metaphors and experiential exercises based on relational theory to promote a healthier relationship with unwanted thoughts and feelings?
Relational therapy
What is the primary focus of therapies that use techniques derived from learning theory to modify behaviors associated with target problems?
Modifying behaviors associated with target problems
What is the term used to describe a set of features that characterize many therapy orientations and that may be the source of the positive changes effected by psychological treatment?
Common factors
What is the term used to describe the group that does not receive the treatment under investigation in a research study?
Control group
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