A therapist openly challenges a client's statement that she is a failure as a woman because her boyfriend left her, insisting that she justify it with evidence. Which type of therapy is probably being used?

Correct answer: D. cognitive therapy

  • A. Psychodynamic therapy
  • B. client-centered therapy
  • C. aversion therapy
  • D. cognitive therapy

Explanation

Challenging the belief that being left proves she is a failure and asking for evidence targets distorted thinking, a central method of cognitive therapy. The other approaches do not primarily dispute irrational interpretations in this structured way.

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