Client: If I Had Behaved Better as a Child, My

question 28

Multiple Choice

Client: If I had behaved better as a child, my mother wouldn't have become an alcoholic. Therapist: Your mother was responsible for her drinking, not you.
The therapist is using a cognitive technique called

• A)decatastrophizing.
• B)labeling of distortions.
• C)reattribution.
• D)Socratic dialogue.

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