A Nursing Instructor Is Lecturing About Cognitive Therapy

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is lecturing about cognitive therapy.Which of the following are objectives when implementing this therapy? Select all that apply.

• A) To modify automatic thoughts to promote minimization of negative cognitions
• B) To apply a variety of methods to create change in an individual's thinking
• C) To apply cognitive principles in order to change an individual's basic schema
• D) To modify belief systems in an effort to bring about emotional change
• E) To modify belief systems in an effort to bring about behavioral change

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Definitions:

Unconscious Determinants

Factors that influence behavior and emotions without an individual's conscious awareness.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue.

Reinforcement

In the context of psychology, a process by which a stimulus increases the probability of a preceding behavior.

B.F. Skinner

An influential American psychologist known for his work in the field of behaviorism, particularly the development of the theory of operant conditioning.