Systematically ignoring a client's depressive behaviors while praising or rewarding instances of nondepressed behavior defines the _____ approach to treating depression.

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The contingency management approach involves modifying behavior by changing the consequences of that behavior. In the context of treating depression, this would mean ignoring depressive behaviors (not reinforcing them) and rewarding nondepressed behaviors to encourage more of those behaviors.

Systematically Ignoring a Client's Depressive Behaviors While Praising or Rewarding