AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The cognitive model explains mental health disorders by examining how thought processes influence feelings and behaviours. It accounts for the role of cognitive bias.Select the best example of cognitive bias.
A
believing that someone is angry at you and that they don’t want to speak to you, so avoiding them
B
thinking that someone was angry at you and that they don’t want to speak with you, but deciding to speak to them regardless
C
thinking about a situation and making a rational judgment
D
considering all sides of a situation and then making a decision on how to act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cognitive model describes how people’s thoughts and perceptions influence the way they feel and behave. The cognitive model is at the core of CBT, and it plays a critical role in helping therapists conceptualize and treat their clients’ difficulties.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cognitive model posits that the way people perceive their experiences influences their emotional, behavioral, and physiological reactions. Correcting misperceptions and modifying unhelpful thinking and behavior brings about improved reactions (Beck, 1964).

Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive bias – also known as psychological bias – is the tendency to make decisions or to take action in an unknowingly irrational way. For example, you might subconsciously make selective use of data, or you might feel pressured to make a decision by powerful colleagues.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cognitive bias is a type of error in thinking that occurs when people allow their judgments to be influenced by their own personal preferences, beliefs, or feelings. For example, someone might judge a new product to be better than it is because they want it to be successful.

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