Question

Karen, who has anorexia nervosa, eats a small piece of celery and thinks "this is the most fatty thing I have ever eaten and will make me gain 100 pounds." Based on this profile, Karen might best be helped by which therapeutic orientation?

A) Psychodynamic
B) Behavioral
C) Sociocultural
D) CBT

Answer 1

Answer: D) CBT cognitive behavioral therapy

Explanation: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment which is used to treat a wide range of disorders, these disorders includes; addictions, anxiety, phobia as well as depressions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is mostly centred around talking i.e the therapist talks to the patients to help them alter the way they sees things (perceptions) which could bring relief to their difficulties.

So Karen might best be helped by a cognitive behavioral therapist to help her overcome her phobia.