Therapy That Depends on Identifying and Changing Distorted Thinking and Unrealistic

question 127

Multiple Choice

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs is __________ therapy.

• A) cognitive
• B) psychoanalytic
• C) behavior
• D) person-centered

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in the absence of external stimuli that have qualities of real perception, often seen in psychiatric conditions or drug-induced states.

Delusions

false beliefs firmly held despite clear or contradictory evidence, often seen in psychiatric conditions.

Delusions

Fixed false beliefs that are resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact, often observed in psychiatric conditions.