Focusing on the addition of positive activities to the life of a patient with depression is a behavioral technique known as:

A) behavioral contingency management.
B) behavioral cognition.
C) behavioral activation.
D) behavioral confrontation.

Behavioral Activation

A therapeutic approach that seeks to help individuals overcome depression by encouraging engagement in positively reinforcing activities.

Behavioral Contingency Management

A therapeutic approach that modifies behavior by altering the consequences, typically through rewards or punishments, contingent on the behavior's occurrence.

Behavioral Cognition

The study of the relationship between an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.