Keri Has Significant Test Anxiety for Which She Sees a Counselor

question 111

Multiple Choice

Keri has significant test anxiety for which she sees a counselor on campus. In order to understand the sequence that has led Keri to think illogically about tests, Keri and her therapist first determined that the activating event for her anxiety was an upcoming test. Working together, they both also identified the types of thoughts Keri had about upcoming tests. In the ABCDE model of therapy, these thoughts are called:

• A) assumptions.
• B) beliefs.
• C) decisions.
• D) concepts.

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