The treatment of mental and emotional disorders either through communication or psychologically rather than through medical means is known as ________.

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Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders through communication and psychological techniques rather than medical means. Behavior therapy (A) is a specific type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing specific behaviors through conditioning. A psychotherapist (B) is a professional who provides psychotherapy, but this term does not refer specifically to the treatment itself. Aversion therapy (D) is a type of behavior therapy that involves pairing a negative stimulus with a maladaptive behavior in order to reduce the occurrence of that behavior.

The Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders Either Through Communication