Brianna wanted help to stop chewing her nails. The clinician asked her what things she likes to do and she said she likes to go to the mall with her friends on Friday nights. She was told that if she didn't chew her nails for one week she would be able to go to the mall on Friday with her friends. But if she did, she would have to forfeit the trip. This is an example of:

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This is an example of a contingency contract, which is an agreement between a person and a clinician or other authority figure that specifies an expected behavior and the reward or consequence for that behavior. In this case, Brianna is being incentivized to stop nail biting with the reward of going to the mall with her friends if she is successful.

Brianna Wanted Help to Stop Chewing Her Nails