After a Client Learns to Monitor Negative Automatic Thoughts, the Next

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Multiple Choice

After a client learns to monitor negative automatic thoughts, the next step in Beck's cognitive therapy is to:

• A) help the client learn how to evaluate the accuracy of negative automatic thoughts.
• B) teach the client how to replace negative automatic thoughts with positive automatic thoughts.
• C) teach the client how to use dream symbols to develop insight into the unconscious meaning of the negative automatic thoughts.
• D) use active listening techniques to encourage the client to explore the personal meaning of the negative automatic thoughts.

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Definitions:

Intelligence

The ability to acquire, understand, and use knowledge, including the capability to reason, solve problems, learn from experience, and adapt to new situations.

REM Dreams

Refers to the vivid, often narrative dreams that occur during the REM (rapid eye movement) phase of sleep, characterized by increased brain activity.

Non-REM Sleep

The portion of sleep that is not characterized by rapid eye movement (REM), consisting of three stages that progressively deepen from light to deep sleep.

Visual

Relating to seeing or sight, often used to describe objects or the ability to perceive with the eyes.