Dr. Rushford's patient has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She is helping her patient learn how to initiate and maintain a conversation with others. In addition, she is also teaching her client how to gather important information by accompanying the client to selected places and demonstrating the skills necessary to accomplish this goal. This type of intervention follows a(n) _____ approach.

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The intervention described involves teaching the client specific behavioral skills, which suggests a behavioral approach to treatment. The focus is on teaching specific behaviors to achieve a specific goal (i.e., initiating and maintaining conversations, and gathering information), rather than exploring underlying psychological conflicts or beliefs (psychodynamic approach) or focusing on the client's subjective experience (existential approach). While cognitive approaches may also focus on teaching specific skills, the intervention described does not appear to involve challenging or changing specific thoughts or beliefs, which is a hallmark of cognitive therapy.

Dr Rushford's Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Schizophrenia