15. Psychological Therapies

Jumping to conclusions is a common distortion in thought that can cause negative feelings and unrealistic beliefs. This is referred to as

One of the goals of _____ is to use action-based therapies to change a client's thinking from irrational, self-defeating thoughts to more rational, self-helping, positive thoughts.

Distortions of thinking in which a person blows a negative event out of proportion to its importance while ignoring relevant positive events are called

Rather than focusing on the behavior itself, _____ therapies focus on the distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs that lead to maladaptive behavior.

Artie failed a math test. Upon receiving his grade, Artie believed that he must be bad at math and therefore would fail the class, be unable to get into college, and would have to work in a dead end job for the rest of his life. Artie is exhibiting

One of the criticisms of cognitive and cognitive-behavioral therapies is that

Hamish has difficulty playing with other children. He often gets angry and stomps off when things do not go his way. To help him learn to deal with his anger, his parents engage him in a game of Candy Land. They respond the way they would like to see Hamish respond when he loses a turn or is forced to move backward on the board. Hamish's parents are using a behavior modification technique called

Ignatius's sister had a bad day at school. As a result, she does not want to play with him. Ignatius assumes she is angry with him. Ignatius is demonstrating