CUET UG Booster Psychology Therapeutic Approaches Unit 5 Test ( M 3 ) -

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CUET UG Booster Psychology Therapeutic Approaches Unit 5 Test ( M 3 )

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CUET UG Booster Psychology Therapeutic Approaches Unit 5 Test ( M 3 )

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QUESTION 1 OF 20

Consider the statements about psychodynamic therapy:
I. It aims to achieve emotional insight as the chief benefit.
II. It assumes the therapist understands intrapsychic conflicts better than the client.

Answer Review

1 Consider the statements about psychodynamic therapy:
I. It aims to achieve emotional insight as the chief benefit.
II. It assumes the therapist understands intrapsychic conflicts better than the client.

A Only I

B Only II

C Both I and II

D Neither

💡 Short Explanation

Emotional insight is central in psychodynamic therapy. Therapists interpret unconscious conflicts. Intrapsychic understanding guides treatment.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Psychodynamic therapy aims to help clients gain emotional insight into unconscious conflicts. The therapist interprets hidden conflicts because these are often outside the client’s awareness.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Statement II is also correct.
Option B → Statement I is also correct.
Option D → Both statements are valid.

🎯 Strategy

Concept Validation

Application:

�� Evaluate psychodynamic therapy principles.

Final Logic:

�� Insight and unconscious interpretation define psychoanalysis.

🧠 Memory Trick

Psychoanalysis uncovers hidden conflict.

2 A therapist is evaluating a client who bites their nails severely whenever they feel nervous at work. Instead of exploring the client\'s past trauma, the therapist directly establishes antecedent and consequent operations to alter the nail-biting habit. This approach aligns with:

A Psychodynamic therapy

B Behaviour therapy

C Logotherapy

D Client-centred therapy

💡 Short Explanation

Behaviour therapy modifies maladaptive habits. Antecedents and consequences shape behaviour. Present behaviour is the focus.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Behaviour therapy focuses on observable maladaptive behaviour and changes it through reinforcement and conditioning methods rather than exploring unconscious conflicts.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Psychodynamic therapy explores past conflicts.
Option C → Logotherapy focuses on meaning in life.
Option D → Client-centred therapy emphasizes empathy and acceptance.

🎯 Strategy

Contextual Matching

Application:

�� Identify therapy based on treatment style.

Final Logic:

�� Behaviour modification defines behaviour therapy.

🧠 Memory Trick

Behaviour therapy changes habits directly.

3 Match the existential/humanistic concepts with their correct descriptions:

1	Logotherapy — A. Acceptance and warmth toward a person without conditions
2	Self-actualisation — B. A feeling of unease about meaning, freedom, and responsibility
3	Unconditional positive regard — C. An innate drive to grow, develop, and realize one’s full potential
4	Existential anxiety — D. A therapeutic approach focusing on finding meaning in life

A 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b

B 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b

C 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

D 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d

💡 Short Explanation

Logotherapy searches for meaning. Self-actualisation promotes growth. Positive regard means unconditional acceptance.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Logotherapy focuses on meaning in life. Self-actualisation refers to realizing one’s full potential. Unconditional positive regard involves accepting clients warmly without conditions, while existential anxiety concerns meaning and freedom.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Other options mismatch existential and humanistic concepts.

🎯 Strategy

Option Grouping

Application:

�� Match concepts with their definitions.

Final Logic:

�� Correct therapy-concept pairing gives the answer.

🧠 Memory Trick

Meaning, growth, acceptance, anxiety.

4 In humanistic therapy, personal growth is defined as the process of gaining an increasing understanding of oneself, where healing occurs when the client removes obstacles to ____________ in their life.

A Transference

B Self-actualisation

C Cognitive restructuring

D Token economy

💡 Short Explanation

Humanistic therapy promotes growth. Self-actualisation means realizing potential. Healing occurs through self-development.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Humanistic therapy emphasizes self-actualisation, where individuals strive to realize their fullest potential and achieve personal growth.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Transference belongs to psychoanalysis.
Option C → Cognitive restructuring belongs to CBT.
Option D → Token economy is a behaviour therapy technique.

🎯 Strategy

Fill-in-the-Blank Recognition

Application:

�� Identify the central humanistic concept.

Final Logic:

�� Humanistic therapy focuses on self-actualisation.

🧠 Memory Trick

Humanism promotes full potential.

5 Identify the incorrect statement regarding intrapsychic conflicts.

A They occur within the internal psyche of the person.

B They are primarily caused by unresolved questions about the meaning of existence.

C They are seen as the core source of problems in psychodynamic therapy.

D Unfulfilled desires of childhood actively contribute to their development.

💡 Short Explanation

Meaninglessness belongs to existential therapy. Intrapsychic conflicts are unconscious struggles. Childhood desires contribute to conflict.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Questions about meaning and existence belong to existential therapy, not psychodynamic theory. Intrapsychic conflicts involve unconscious struggles and childhood desires.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Intrapsychic means “within the psyche.”
Option C → Psychodynamic therapy emphasizes these conflicts.
Option D → Childhood desires influence unconscious conflict.

🎯 Strategy

Odd One Out

Application:

�� Identify the statement mismatching psychodynamic theory.

Final Logic:

�� Existential concerns are different from unconscious conflict.

🧠 Memory Trick

Meaning belongs to existential therapy.

6 Arrange the stages of behavioural analysis for addressing faulty learning in logical order:
I. Identifying the antecedent factors that predispose the behaviour
II. Finding the malfunctioning behaviours causing distress
III. Determining the maintaining factors that continue the behaviour

A I, II, III

B II, I, III

C III, I, II

D I, III, II

💡 Short Explanation

Problem behaviour is identified first. Antecedents are analyzed next. Maintaining factors are studied later.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Behavioural analysis begins with identifying the maladaptive behaviour causing distress, then examines antecedent triggers and finally studies factors maintaining the behaviour.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Antecedents are examined after identifying the behaviour.
Option C → Maintaining factors are analyzed later.
Option D → Behaviour identification comes first.

🎯 Strategy

Sequence Analysis

Application:

�� Follow the steps of behavioural assessment.

Final Logic:

�� Identify → Analyze triggers → Analyze maintenance.

🧠 Memory Trick

Problem first, causes later.

7 Sequence the mechanism of psychological distress according to Rational Emotive Therapy (RET):
I. Negative emotions and maladaptive behaviours occur
II. An antecedent event happens in reality
III. Irrational beliefs distort the perception of reality

A II → III → I

B I → II → III

C III → II → I

D II → I → III

💡 Short Explanation

An event occurs first. Irrational beliefs distort interpretation. Emotional distress follows.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

According to RET, an antecedent event occurs first. Irrational beliefs then distort perception, leading to negative emotions and maladaptive behaviours.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option B → Emotional reactions come last.
Option C → Events occur before beliefs about them.
Option D → Irrational beliefs mediate emotions.

🎯 Strategy

Sequence Analysis

Application:

�� Apply the ABC model of RET.

Final Logic:

�� Event → Belief → Consequence.

🧠 Memory Trick

ABC = Antecedent, Belief, Consequence.

8 Which of the following statements correctly applies to meaninglessness as a cause of distress in Logotherapy?

A It is exclusively caused by faulty conditioning patterns.

B Neurotic anxiety of a spiritual origin arises from it.

C It occurs due to the direct frustration of operant conditioning.

D It is a specific irrational belief triggered by childhood core schemas.

💡 Short Explanation

Logotherapy emphasizes meaninglessness. Existential emptiness creates anxiety. Spiritual frustration causes distress.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Logotherapy explains that lack of meaning in life may create existential or spiritual anxiety and psychological distress.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Faulty conditioning belongs to behaviour therapy.
Option C → Operant conditioning relates to learning theory.
Option D → Irrational beliefs belong to cognitive therapy.

🎯 Strategy

Conceptual Matching

Application:

�� Identify the existential explanation of distress.

Final Logic:

�� Meaninglessness causes existential anxiety.

🧠 Memory Trick

No meaning creates emptiness.

9 Consider the following statements on the origin of problems:
I. Aaron Beck states that childhood experiences provided by family develop core schemas.
II. Psychodynamic theory states unresolved childhood fears lead to intrapsychic conflict.

A Only I is correct

B Only II is correct

C Both I and II are correct

D Neither is correct

💡 Short Explanation

Childhood experiences shape schemas. Early fears influence unconscious conflict. Both theories emphasize childhood origins.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Aaron Beck emphasized the role of childhood experiences in developing dysfunctional schemas. Psychodynamic theory also explains problems through unresolved childhood conflicts.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Statement II is also correct.
Option B → Statement I is correct too.
Option D → Both statements are valid.

🎯 Strategy

Concept Validation

Application:

�� Compare cognitive and psychodynamic origins.

Final Logic:

�� Childhood experiences strongly shape behaviour and beliefs.

🧠 Memory Trick

Childhood shapes mind and conflict.

10 A child learns to avoid homework because ignoring it temporarily relieves them of academic anxiety. The feeling of relief ensures they keep ignoring the homework. What concept best explains the origin of this problem?

A Faulty conditioning patterns

B Frustration of self-actualisation

C Existential anxiety

D Unconscious unfulfilled desires

💡 Short Explanation

Relief reinforces avoidance behaviour. Conditioning strengthens maladaptive habits. Behaviour repeats due to reinforcement.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The child’s avoidance behaviour is reinforced because it temporarily reduces anxiety. This is an example of faulty conditioning patterns.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option B → Self-actualisation belongs to humanistic theory.
Option C → Existential anxiety concerns meaninglessness.
Option D → Unconscious desires belong to psychoanalysis.

🎯 Strategy

Contextual Matching

Application:

�� Identify the learning principle behind avoidance.

Final Logic:

�� Reinforcement maintains maladaptive behaviour.

🧠 Memory Trick

Relief strengthens avoidance.

List I (Therapy)	List II (Method)
1. Behaviour Therapy	A. Uses relaxation techniques to reduce arousal
2. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy	B. Combines cognitive and behavioural techniques
3. Relaxation Training	C. Focuses on reducing maladaptive behaviour patterns
4. Multimodal Therapy	D. Integrates multiple approaches (bio-psychosocial)

A 1-A, 2-D, 3-A, 4-D

B 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D

C 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D

D 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

💡 Short Explanation

Behaviour Therapy targets maladaptive behaviours. CBT combines cognitive and behavioural methods. Relaxation Training reduces physiological arousal. Multimodal Therapy integrates multiple treatment approaches.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The provided answer (A) is incorrect. → Behaviour Therapy (1) focuses on identifying and reducing maladaptive behaviour patterns through learning principles such as reinforcement, extinction, modelling, and systematic desensitisation. Therefore, 1 → C. → Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2) combines cognitive restructuring with behavioural techniques. Therefore, 2 → B. → Relaxation Training (3) includes techniques such as progressive muscular relaxation and meditation to reduce physiological arousal. Therefore, 3 → A. → Multimodal Therapy (4) integrates biological, psychological, behavioural, cognitive, and social approaches. Therefore, 4 → D. Thus, the correct matching is: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D Correct Option: B

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → 1-A is incorrect because Behaviour Therapy is broader than relaxation techniques. Also, 2-D incorrectly describes CBT as a multimodal approach.
Option C → 1-A is incorrect because Behaviour Therapy is not synonymous with Relaxation Training.
Option D → 2-D incorrectly assigns multimodal integration to CBT, and 4-B incorrectly assigns CBT characteristics to Multimodal Therapy.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Match each therapy with its defining feature:
Behaviour → Behaviour modification
CBT → Cognitive + Behavioural
Relaxation → Relaxation techniques
Multimodal → Multiple integrated approaches

Final Logic:

�� Behaviour = C, CBT = B, Relaxation = A, Multimodal = D → Option B.

🧠 Memory Trick

(Behaviour–Change, CBT–Both, Relaxation–Arousal, Multimodal–Diverse)

12 Category: Present Factors
Humanistic-existential therapies postulate that psychological distress arises heavily from current feelings of loneliness, ____________, and an inability to find genuine fulfilment in life.

A Repression

B Alienation

C Dysfunctional schemas

D Faulty learning

💡 Short Explanation

Humanistic-existential therapy focuses on present experiences. Alienation is a key source of psychological distress. Lack of meaning and fulfilment contributes to suffering.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Humanistic-existential therapies emphasize the individual\'s current experience rather than unconscious conflicts or learned behaviours. According to this approach, feelings of loneliness, alienation, meaninglessness, and inability to achieve fulfilment are major causes of psychological distress. → Option B (Alienation) is correct because existential theorists view alienation from oneself, others, and life’s meaning as a central cause of emotional suffering. → Option A (Repression) belongs primarily to psychodynamic theory. → Option C (Dysfunctional schemas) is associated with cognitive therapy. → Option D (Faulty learning) is associated with behaviour therapy.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Repression is a psychodynamic concept involving unconscious conflicts.
Option C → Dysfunctional schemas refers to maladaptive cognitive structures in cognitive therapy.
Option D → Faulty learning is a behavioural explanation of abnormal behaviour.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Identify which concept belongs specifically to the humanistic-existential framework.

Final Logic:

�� Loneliness + meaninglessness + alienation are classic existential causes of distress.

🧠 Memory Trick

L-A-M = Loneliness → Alienation → Meaninglessness

13 Category: Treatment Methods
Identify the incorrect statement about psychodynamic treatment methods.

A The therapist utilizes free association to elicit hidden thoughts.

B The method includes the reporting of dreams by the client.

C The client interprets their own unconscious material without therapist input to confront conflicts.

D Elicited material is interpreted to help the client overcome their problems.

💡 Short Explanation

Free association is a psychodynamic technique. Dreams provide access to unconscious material. The therapist interprets unconscious content.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

In psychodynamic therapy, unconscious material is brought to awareness through techniques such as free association and dream analysis. → Option C is incorrect because interpretation is primarily performed by the therapist. The therapist helps the client understand hidden conflicts and unconscious motives. → Option A is correct because free association is a core psychodynamic method. → Option B is correct because dream reporting is frequently used. → Option D is correct because interpretation helps clients resolve conflicts and problems.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Free association is a standard psychoanalytic technique.
Option B → Dream analysis is commonly used to explore unconscious processes.
Option D → Interpretation assists conflict resolution and insight development.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Eliminate statements consistent with psychoanalytic methods.

Final Logic:

�� Interpretation is therapist-led, making Option C incorrect.

🧠 Memory Trick

Free Associate → Dream → Therapist Interprets

14 Category: Treatment Methods
Arrange the specific steps of systematic desensitisation for behaviour modification:
I. Imagining the least anxiety-provoking situation
II. Relaxing the client
III. Preparing a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking stimuli

A I, II, III

B III, II, I

C II, I, III

D III, I, II

💡 Short Explanation

Fear hierarchy is prepared first. Relaxation training follows. Exposure begins from least fearful situations.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Systematic desensitisation is based on reciprocal inhibition. → The therapist first prepares a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking situations (III). → Next, the client learns relaxation techniques (II). → Finally, the client imagines the least anxiety-provoking situation and gradually progresses (I). Therefore, the correct sequence is III → II → I.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Exposure occurs before preparation and relaxation.
Option C → Relaxation cannot occur before hierarchy construction.
Option D → Exposure begins before relaxation training.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Follow the actual therapeutic procedure step-by-step.

Final Logic:

�� Hierarchy → Relaxation → Exposure.

🧠 Memory Trick

H-R-E = Hierarchy → Relaxation → Exposure

15 Category: Cognitive Methods
Which statement accurately describes the cognitive restructuring process in Beck\'s therapy?

A It aggressively and forcefully confronts the client\'s irrational beliefs.

B It relies entirely on setting up establishing operations to change behaviour.

C It uses gentle questioning to help clients alter their dysfunctional cognitive structures.

D It relies solely on unconditional positive regard to heal past traumas.

💡 Short Explanation

Beck focused on dysfunctional thoughts. Therapists use guided questioning. Cognitive restructuring modifies maladaptive beliefs.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Beck\'s cognitive therapy aims to identify and modify dysfunctional cognitive schemas through collaborative questioning and examination of evidence. → Option C is correct because cognitive restructuring uses gentle, systematic questioning to challenge irrational beliefs. → Option A is incorrect because Beck\'s approach is collaborative rather than confrontational. → Option B refers to behaviour modification techniques. → Option D reflects humanistic therapy rather than cognitive therapy.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Therapy is not forceful or aggressive.
Option B → Establishing operations belong to behaviour therapy.
Option D → Unconditional positive regard is a Rogerian concept.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Remove options belonging to other therapeutic schools.

Final Logic:

�� Beck = Gentle questioning + cognitive restructuring.

🧠 Memory Trick

Beck = Question Beliefs, Don\'t Attack Them

16 Category: Cognitive Methods
Sequence the process of belief correction in Rational Emotive Therapy (RET):
I. The therapist utilizes a process of non-directive questioning
II. A rational belief system successfully replaces the irrational one
III. Irrational beliefs are actively refuted by the therapist

A I → III → II

B III → I → II

C I → II → III

D III → II → I

💡 Short Explanation

Therapist first explores beliefs. Irrational beliefs are challenged. Rational beliefs replace irrational ones.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

In RET, beliefs are first identified and explored through questioning (I). → The therapist then actively disputes irrational beliefs (III). → Finally, rational beliefs replace irrational ones (II). Hence the correct sequence is I → III → II.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option B → Refutation occurs before adequate exploration.
Option C → Rational beliefs cannot emerge before disputation.
Option D → Replacement cannot occur before questioning.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Follow the therapeutic correction process logically.

Final Logic:

�� Explore → Dispute → Replace.

🧠 Memory Trick

Q-D-R = Question → Dispute → Replace

17 Category: Relationship Nature
In a therapy session, a therapist establishes a treatment package to extinguish a client\'s specific phobia. The therapist assumes the capability of discerning the faulty behaviour and finding the correct adaptive patterns. This relationship dynamic is characteristic of:

A Non-directive existential therapy

B Dream interpretation in humanistic therapy

C Directive nature of behaviour therapy

D Unconditional positive regard in client-centred therapy

💡 Short Explanation

Behaviour therapy is therapist-directed. Therapist identifies maladaptive behaviour. Structured interventions are used to modify behaviour.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Behaviour therapy assumes that maladaptive behaviours are learned and can be modified through scientifically designed interventions. → In this approach, the therapist actively identifies problematic behaviours, develops treatment plans, and applies behavioural techniques such as extinction, reinforcement, modelling, and systematic desensitisation. → Option C is correct because the therapist takes a directive role in identifying faulty behaviour and implementing corrective strategies. → The scenario of treating a phobia through a structured treatment package is a classic example of behaviour therapy.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Non-directive existential therapy emphasizes personal meaning and self-discovery rather than therapist-directed behavioural change.
Option B → Dream interpretation in humanistic therapy is incorrect because dream interpretation is associated with psychodynamic therapy, not humanistic therapy.
Option D → Unconditional positive regard in client-centred therapy focuses on acceptance and facilitation rather than directing behavioural interventions.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Look for clues such as “treatment package,” “extinguish phobia,” and “finding adaptive patterns,” which indicate an active therapist role.

Final Logic:

�� Active therapist + behavioural correction = Directive Behaviour Therapy.

🧠 Memory Trick

Behaviour Therapy = Therapist Directs Behaviour

18 Category: Relationship Nature
Consider these statements regarding non-directive therapy:
I. The therapist acts merely as a facilitator providing a secure environment.
II. The client arrives at solutions independently through a process of personal growth.

A Only I is true

B Only II is true

C Both are true

D Neither is true

💡 Short Explanation

Therapist provides support and acceptance. Client is responsible for growth. Solutions emerge from the client\'s self-exploration.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Humanistic and client-centred therapies are non-directive in nature. → The therapist provides empathy, warmth, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, creating a secure environment for self-exploration. → The client is viewed as capable of growth and self-direction and eventually discovers solutions independently. → Therefore, both statements correctly describe non-directive therapy.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Incorrect because Statement II is also true.
Option B → Incorrect because Statement I is also true.
Option D → Incorrect because both statements accurately reflect client-centred therapy.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Evaluate each statement independently using the principles of client-centred therapy.

Final Logic:

�� Facilitator role + client-led growth = Both statements true.

🧠 Memory Trick

Rogerian Therapy = Therapist Guides, Client Grows

📄 Passage

\"Unlike psycho-dynamic therapy, behaviour therapy is open, i.e. the therapist shares her/his method with the client. It is short, lasting between 10–20 sessions. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) The most popular therapy presently is the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Research into the outcome and effectiveness of psychotherapy has conclusively established CBT to be a short and efficacious treatment for a wide range of psychological disorders...\"

Category: Therapy Duration
Based on the passage and the contrast provided, how does behaviour therapy differ from traditional psychodynamic therapy in terms of its nature and duration?

A Behaviour therapy is closed and lasts for several years.

B Behaviour therapy is open and short-term, lasting 10–20 sessions.

C Psychodynamic therapy is open and lasts 10–20 sessions.

D Both are equally short and fully open to the client.

💡 Short Explanation

Behaviour therapy openly shares treatment methods. It is relatively brief. Typical duration is 10–20 sessions.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The passage explicitly states that behaviour therapy is open, meaning the therapist explains the methods and procedures to the client. → It is also described as short-term, generally lasting 10–20 sessions. → Traditional psychodynamic therapy is comparatively longer and less open regarding therapeutic procedures. → Therefore, Option B accurately reflects both characteristics.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Directly contradicts the passage.
Option C → Incorrectly attributes behaviour therapy characteristics to psychodynamic therapy.
Option D → Psychodynamic therapy is generally not equally short-term and open.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Match the option with the exact wording of the passage.

Final Logic:

�� Open + 10–20 sessions = Behaviour Therapy.

🧠 Memory Trick

Behaviour Therapy = Open & 10–20

📄 Passage

Category: Therapy Duration
According to the passage, CBT is established as a short and efficacious treatment for which of the following conditions?

A Only generalized physical ailments

B Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and borderline personality

C Only unresolved childhood intrapsychic conflicts

D Neurotic anxiety of spiritual origin

💡 Short Explanation

CBT is evidence-based. Effective for multiple psychological disorders. Commonly used for anxiety and depression.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

NCERT states that Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has been shown to be highly effective for a broad range of disorders. → These include anxiety disorders, depression, panic disorders, and several personality-related difficulties including borderline personality features. → CBT combines cognitive restructuring with behavioural techniques to reduce maladaptive thoughts and behaviours. → Therefore, Option B is the best answer.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → CBT is not primarily designed for general physical ailments.
Option C → This describes psychodynamic concerns rather than CBT\'s primary treatment focus.
Option D → Spiritual explanations are not the basis of CBT.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Identify the option containing recognised CBT treatment targets.

Final Logic:

�� Anxiety + Depression + Panic Disorders are classic CBT applications.

🧠 Memory Trick

CBT = Changes Beliefs & Treats Anxiety/Depression

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