What Is One Core Assumption of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies

question 96

Multiple Choice

What is one core assumption of cognitive-behavioural therapies?

• A)Cognitions are key players in both healthy and unhealthy psychological functioning.
• B)Some irrational beliefs are necessary to help us cope with stressful experiences.
• C)Cognitions are intangible so behavioural methods must be utilized to change behaviour.
• D)Irrational beliefs can aid in the therapeutic process by providing clients with a realistic self-assessment.

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Definitions:

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Physical Trauma

Damage or injury to the body caused by an external force, which can be either blunt or penetrating.

Painful Memories

Recollections of past experiences that cause emotional discomfort or distress when recalled.

Freud

A pioneering psychoanalyst known for his theories on the unconscious mind, developmental stages, and psychosexual development.