Your Friend Is Looking for Ways to Reduce Their Anxiety

question 516

Multiple Choice

Your friend is looking for ways to reduce their anxiety. They have tried lots of different kinds of medications and conventional therapies with limited success. You suggest they try a technique that focuses on developing mindfulness. If your friend is also trying to quit smoking cigarettes, what additional benefit might mindfulness have for them which could also be applicable to that goal (based on prior work discussed in your textbook) ?

• A)help them minimize feelings of guilt associated with relapses that might perpetuate further relapses
• B)help them appreciate how cigarette smoking has impacted their overall health
• C)help them appreciate how cigarette smoking has impacted their cardiovascular health
• D)enhance the rewarding feeling experienced when they do smoke cigarettes
• E)enhance their ability to track changes in their cigarette use over time

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