What Suggestion Is Shared by Both the Metacognitive Theory and the Avoidance

question 236

Multiple Choice

What suggestion is shared by both the metacognitive theory and the avoidance theory of generalized anxiety disorder?

• A) that the only reasonable solution to generalized anxiety disorder is the use of medication
• B) that the defense mechanism of reaction formation is at play in this illness
• C) that generalized anxiety disorder is a function of emotional abuse during childhood
• D) that worrying serves some sort of "positive" function for the sufferer

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Definitions:

Inescapable Realities

Situations or facts of life that cannot be avoided or changed, often requiring acceptance and adaptation.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A concept in client-centered therapy proposing that therapists should accept and support their clients regardless of what they say or do.

Humanist Therapists

Mental health professionals who focus on the individual's unique potential for personal growth and self-actualization.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person are unconsciously transferred to another person.