Lucas Incessantly Thinks About Opening the Largest Window in His

question 226

Multiple Choice

Lucas incessantly thinks about opening the largest window in his high-rise apartment building and jumping into the street below.To distract himself from these thoughts, he counts to himself backward from 100, over and over again.In this case, it is likely that Lucas would be classified as having:

• A)generalized anxiety disorder
• B)obsessive-compulsive disorder
• C)panic disorder
• D)schizophrenia

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the role of thinking in the development and maintenance of emotional and behavioral issues.

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