Which of the Following Pairs of Disorders Have Been Shown

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

• A) Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks
• C) Dissociative identity disorder and moderate depression
• D) Moderate depression and generalized anxiety disorder

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Definitions:

Defensive Attributions

Cognitive processes used to deflect blame from oneself and to prevent feelings of guilt or inadequacy, often by assigning responsibility to external factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A common tendency to attribute success to personal characteristics and failures to external factors for self-enhancement.

Actor-Observer Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their own actions to external situations while attributing others' actions to their personalities or dispositions.

Defensive Attribution

A psychological process by which individuals tend to attribute causes for successes and failures in a way that protects self-esteem.