alleryStart learning →Cognitive therapy focuses on how a person's thoughts lead to feelings of:
ADistress
BElation
CBoredom
DHunger
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Distress
1. Cognitive therapy targets thinking rather than behaviour.
2. Cognitive therapy is a form of psychotherapy.
3. It focuses on how a person's thoughts lead to feelings of distress.
4. Changing those thoughts is meant to change the feeling.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 'Therapy and Treatment', sections 16.1-16.4_
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