Beck Believed That Challenging People's Automatic Negative Thoughts Could Be

question 199

Multiple Choice

Beck believed that challenging people's automatic negative thoughts could be therapeutic.This view formed the basis of his ________ therapy,which assumes that changing people's thinking can change their functioning.

• A) cognitive
• B) biomedical
• C) humanistic
• D) insight

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Definitions:

Painful Shocks

Reference to physical or emotional distress experienced suddenly and sharply, often used in experiments or therapeutic contexts.

Affiliate

Someone who is officially attached or connected to an organization, often for the purposes of mutual benefit.

Subjects

Individuals or entities that are the focus of scientific research or experiments.

Festinger's Social Comparison Theory

A psychological theory proposing that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they compare themselves to others.