ABSTRACT
In most cognitive-behavioral forms of therapy, as in traditional psychotherapy generally, client resistance to the ``work'' of therapy tends to be viewed negatively, in terms of the client's motivational de®cit, noncompliance, motivated avoidance of something dif®cult or painful, or reactance against therapist control. Accordingly, therapists apply a whole range of techniques to overcome this impediment to psychotherapeutic progress, ranging from psychoeducation, through behavioral activation and increasing the power of reinforcement contingencies to allowing clients to choose from a broader menu of homework assignments.
