Question

a nurse is planning to teach a client about behavioral therapy. which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include?
\behavioral therapy is based on the belief that problems are rooted in a persons past.\
\behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps you modify your maladaptive behavioral patterns.\
\behavioral therapy holds that the unconscious mind influences your thoughts and feelings.\
\behavioral therapy is working one - on - one with a therapist through talk therapy.\

Explanation:

• Behavioral therapy focuses on modifying current maladaptive behaviors.
• The first option is more related to psychodynamic therapy (past - rooted problems).
• The third option is about psychoanalytic concepts (unconscious mind).
• The fourth option is a general description of talk therapy, not specific to behavioral therapy.

Answer:

"Behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps you modify your maladaptive behavioral patterns."