A Cognitive Therapist Asks a Patient to Say What He

question 14

Multiple Choice

A cognitive therapist asks a patient to say what he assumes would happen if his worst case scenario actually happened.The patient says,"If I fail this test,I'll never get into graduate school." The next step in decatastrophizing would be to help the patient:

• A) imagine not getting into graduate school paired with relaxation.
• B) use more effective all-or-none thinking.
• C)recognize the gross exaggeration of this idea.
• D)use thought suppression to ignore such thoughts.

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Definitions:

Production Function

An equation that describes the maximum amount of output that can be derived from a set number of inputs.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle that says the marginal product of a factor of production decreases as the quantity of the factor is increased, holding all else constant.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the scale of production and the cost per unit of production decrease.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of units produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.