Sherri Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Has Been in Treatment with a Psychoanalyst

question 191

Multiple Choice

Sherri has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has been in treatment with a psychoanalyst for the past 10 years. Although she does not feel that she is making progress with her therapist, she believes that the money and time already spent justify "sticking around" and seeing if she will ever experience recovery from the disorder. Sherri is showing use of:

• A) the sunk costs fallacy
• B) the lose-lose cognitive strategy
• C) the justifiable excuse behaviour pattern
• D) the "smoking gun" effect

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