The behavioral component of cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating anorexia involves:

A) identifying and analyzing the client's childhood experiences with food.
B) giving rewards that are contingent on weight gain.
C) providing negative reinforcements every time the client purges.
D) prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to the client.

Anorexia

A psychological disorder marked by a persistent terror of becoming overweight and a deliberate avoidance of achieving a normal body weight.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that treats problems by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts through a goal-oriented, systematic approach.

Negative Reinforcements

A behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a particular response or behavior.