At the End of Each Day, Anne Writes Down Five

question 49

Multiple Choice

At the end of each day, Anne writes down five positive affirmations about herself to block out any negative thoughts. Anne is demonstrating

• A) learned helplessness.
• B) optimism.
• C) learned optimism.
• D) brainwashing.

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Definitions:

Cognitive-Behavioral

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts by interrogating and uprooting negative or irrational beliefs.

Insight Therapies

Therapies in which the main goal is helping people gain insight with respect to their behavior, thoughts, and feelings.

Motives

Internal driving forces that compel individuals to act in a certain way or pursue particular goals.

Cognitive Therapy

Therapy in which the focus is on helping clients recognize distortions in their thinking and replacing distorted, unrealistic beliefs with more realistic, helpful thoughts.