A Belief of Many Early Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, and One That

question 77

Multiple Choice

A belief of many early cognitive-behavioral therapists, and one that continues to be influential today, is that generalized anxiety disorder is induced by:

• A) maladaptive assumptions.
• B) lack of empathy.
• C) interpersonal loss.
• D) overactive id impulses.

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Definitions:

Insight

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing, often leading to a sudden realization.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

Assumption that any object (or person) sharing characteristics with the members of a particular category is also a member of that category.

Divergent

Thinking or problem solving that involves exploring many possible solutions; often associated with creativity.