Dr. Stanley is a behavioral therapist. We would therefore expect that he attributes the maintenance of anxious behaviors to ____.

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Behavioral therapists often attribute the maintenance of anxious behaviors to their ability to reduce anxiety in the short term, which reinforces the behavior through negative reinforcement. This perspective focuses on the observable behaviors and the environmental factors that reinforce them, rather than unconscious processes, chemical imbalances, or solely social factors.

Dr Stanley Is a Behavioral Therapist