A Psychologist with a Cognitive Orientation Is Counselling a Person

question 21

Multiple Choice

A psychologist with a cognitive orientation is counselling a person who is afraid of speaking in front of others.What is the psychologist most likely to focus upon?

• A)the experiences the person had in the past when speaking in front of others.
• B)the related electrical activity in certain parts of the brain.
• C)the self-defeating attitudes and perceptions that feed the anxiety.
• D)the type of medication that can be prescribed to reduce the level of anxiety.

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