While Talking with His Best Friend Johnny,Maurice,who Is Clearly Down

question 161

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While talking with his best friend Johnny,Maurice,who is clearly down and out,says "Dude,I just have no luck with girls at all.I asked Gina out last night and she turned me down flat.Nobody will EVER want to go out with me.Why am I such a loser?" Because Johnny has recently taken an abnormal psychology class,he uses a cognitive-behavioral perspective to answer Maurice.Which of the following might Johnny say?

• A)"You know,buddy,it sounds like you're really stuck in a battle between your id and superego!"
• B)"Hey,friend,I think that you've learned to see yourself negatively,so now you need to learn to see yourself positively!"
• C)"You know,dude,I think your neurotransmitters are all out of whack.Why don't you go to a doctor?"
• D)"Hey,pal,you are really overgeneralizing.Just because Gina said no doesn't mean that all girls will!"

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