Clark and Beck (2010) Have Modified Aaron Beck's Cognitive Formulation

question 2

Multiple Choice

Clark and Beck (2010) have modified Aaron Beck's cognitive formulation of depression and anxiety to include neurobiological correlates of cognitive therapy (CT) : as CT modifies maladaptive cognitive processes, imaging studies show that these changes are accompanied by

• A) reduced activation of subcortical regions and increased activation of cortical regions involved in cognitive control of emotion and reflective processes.
• B) reduced activation of cortical regions involved in excessive thinking, with increased activation in subcortical regions involved in the relaxation response.
• C) increased activation in interactive cortical and subcortical regions where emotional processing takes place.
• D) reduced activity in the left parietal lobe which has been associated with hyper- focusing and the anxio-depressogenic response complex.
• E) increased activity in the left parietal lobe, which has been associated with adaptive judgment and appropriate emotional responses.

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