Beck's Cognitive Emphasis on Modifying Self-Defeating Beliefs Tends to Work

question 87

Multiple Choice

Beck's cognitive emphasis on modifying self-defeating beliefs tends to work well with patients suffering from

• A)compulsions.
• B)depression.
• C)social skills deficits.
• D)meaninglessness.

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Definitions:

Medical Degree

A medical degree is an academic qualification awarded to students upon completion of a course of study in medicine, qualifying them to become professional medical practitioners.

Insight Therapy

A type of psychotherapy aimed at increasing a patient's awareness of underlying motives and defenses to change behavior.

Chronic Anxiety

A state of persistent and excessive worry and fear over everyday situations that lasts for six months or more.

Transference

In psychotherapy, the process by which emotions originally associated with a significant person in an individual's life are unconsciously transferred to the therapist.