Assertion (A): In behaviour therapy, the therapist merely provides a…

Assertion (A): In behaviour therapy, the therapist merely provides a warm, empathic relationship in which the client explores the causes of her problems by herself.

Reason (R): Behaviour therapy treats changing faulty behaviour and thought patterns to adaptive ones as its chief benefit.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Assertion (A) is not true but Reason (R) is correct.

Statement
Assertion (A): In behaviour therapy, the therapist merely provides a warm, empathic relationship in which the client explores the causes of her problems by herself. False. The statement confuses behaviour therapy with the existential therapies: the warm, empathic relationship in which the client explores her problems herself is the existential therapist's role. The behaviour therapist instead discerns the faulty behaviour and thought patterns and finds the adaptive ones for the client.
Reason (R): Behaviour therapy treats changing faulty behaviour and thought patterns to adaptive ones as its chief benefit. True.

Statement

Assertion (A): In behaviour therapy, the therapist merely provides a warm, empathic relationship in which the client explores the causes of her problems by herself. False. The statement confuses behaviour therapy with the existential therapies: the warm, empathic relationship in which the client explores her problems herself is the existential therapist's role. The behaviour therapist instead discerns the faulty behaviour and thought patterns and finds the adaptive ones for the client.

Reason (R): Behaviour therapy treats changing faulty behaviour and thought patterns to adaptive ones as its chief benefit. True.

NCERT (2026-27): “TYPE OF THERAPIES …
Psychodynamic therapy assumes that the therapist understands the client’s intrapsychic conflicts better than the client and hence it is the therapist who interprets the thoughts and feelings of the client to her/him so that s/he gains an understanding of the same. The behaviour therapy assumes that the therapist is able to discern the faulty behaviour and thought patterns of the client. It further assumes that the therapist is capable of finding out the correct behaviour and thought patterns, which would be adaptive for the client. Both the psychodynamic and the behaviour therapies assume that the therapist is capable of arriving at solutions to the client’s problems. In contrast to these therapies, the existential therapies emphasise that the therapist merely provides a warm, empathic relationship in which the client feels secure to explore the nature and causes of her/ his problems by herself/himself.”

“… The behaviour therapy considers changing faulty behaviour and thought patterns to adaptive ones as the chief benefit of the treatment. Instituting adaptive or healthy behaviour and thought patterns ensures reduction of distress and removal of symptoms. …”