Beck Believed That Challenging People's Automatic Negative Thoughts Could Be

question 33

Multiple Choice

Beck believed that challenging people's automatic negative thoughts could be therapeutic.This view formed the basis of his _____,which assumes that changing people's thinking can change their functioning.

• A) cognitive therapy
• B) biomedical therapy
• C) humanistic therapy
• D) insight therapy

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Expansionary Gap

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Recessionary Gap

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Short-Run Output

The production level of goods and services in the short term, often under fixed conditions or capacities.

Expected Price Level

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