AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Jerry’s therapist is helping him to overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and logically. What type of therapy is he going to?

A	Biomedical
B	Behavior
C	Humanistic
D	Cognitive

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy. It may help you to change unhelpful or unhealthy ways of thinking, feeling and behaving. CBT uses practical self-help strategies. These are designed to immediately improve your quality of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the automatic negative thoughts that can contribute to and worsen our emotional difficulties, depression, and anxiety. These spontaneous negative thoughts also have a detrimental influence on our mood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behavior therapy refers to a set of therapeutic interventions that aim to eliminate maladaptive, self-defeating behaviors and replace them with healthy, adaptive behaviors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cognitive therapy is an active and structured approach to the treatment of depression and anxiety that is based upon the cognitive model of psychopathology. Patients are trained to systematically identify, evaluate, and test the reality of their biased or distorted cognitions.

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