Automatic Thoughts Are So-Called Because They Are

question 6

Multiple Choice

Automatic thoughts are so-called because they are

• A)unconscious.
• B)prompted.
• C)uncontrolled.
• D)unwanted.

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Definitions:

Arithmetic Reasoning

The ability to solve problems by performing operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Dual Processing

The theory that the brain operates using two modes of thought: "intuitive" and "analytical", simultaneously processing information.

Conscious

Being aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.

Unconscious

According to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.