Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Therapeutic Approaches

Question:

Rajini uses yoga and meditation to focus her attention. This is a form of which therapy?

Options:

Electro convulsive

Humanistic existential

Cognitive

Alternative

Correct Answer:

Alternative

Explanation:

Alternative therapies are so called, because they are alternative treatment possibilities to the conventional drug treatment or psychotherapy. There are many alternative therapies such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, herbal remedies and so on. In the past 25 years, yoga and meditation have gained popularity as treatment programmes for psychological distress.