After Jeff is expelled from school for skipping too many classes, he seeks help from a therapist. The therapist develops a contract that specifies that if Jeff attends all of his classes, he will be allowed certain privileges at home. But if he skips classes, he will be subject to certain penalties. Jeff's therapist is probably a ________ therapist.

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The therapist in this scenario is using a behavior approach by creating a contract with specific consequences for Jeff's behavior (attending or skipping classes). This is consistent with the behavior therapy approach that focuses on changing and altering problematic behaviors through the use of reinforcement and punishment. The other options (client-centered, rational-emotive, and psychoanalytic) would not typically involve the creation of a behavior contract.

After Jeff Is Expelled from School for Skipping Too Many