Kalinda Has Been Having Trouble with Her College Classes

question 423

Multiple Choice

Kalinda has been having trouble with her college classes. Each time a professor announces an assignment, she worries that she won't do it right. Every time she takes a test, she worries that she hasn't studied the right things. When her friends notice that she's been acting depressed and ask if she's all right, she tells them she can't do anything right. To help her, a cognitive therapist would probably suggest that Kalinda

• A)consider the validity of her beliefs, because they are affecting her ability to function successfully.
• B)figure out what her meaning in life is to get her back on track with her schoolwork.
• C)examine all the parts of her life so she can see her problems at school in the context of her whole life.
• D)use free association to explore long-forgotten childhood experiences and traumas.
• E)use analytic introspection to identify what sensations lead to those perceptions.