When Gary Lost His Job, He Became Depressed and Started

question 299

Multiple Choice

When Gary lost his job, he became depressed and started binge-eating. Gary started to seek help from a therapist. To his surprise, the therapist was not at all interested in Gary's relationship with his mother, his family history, or anything about Gary's past. Instead, Dr. Lee focuses on what Gary is currently thinking and how he interprets those thoughts. Dr. Lee conducts therapy from what type of perspective?

• A)Psychoanalytic
• B)Behaviourist
• C)Humanistic
• D)Cognitive

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Definitions:

Autonomy

The right or condition of self-government, or in a personal context, the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

Feedback

Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement.

Hierarchy of Needs

A psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow that categorizes human needs into five levels, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Perform Well

Refers to achieving or exceeding the set standards or goals in a given task or activity.