An advanced practice nurse recommends that a client participate in cognitive therapy. The client asks, What's cognitive therapy and how can it help me? Which is the nurse's most appropriate reply?
A. It is a system of techniques in which you use positive thinking to improve your mood.
B. It is a long-term interpersonal approach that emphasizes the role of early childhood experiences.
C. It is an interpersonal treatment approach that specifically targets magical thinking.
D. It is a type of psychotherapy that focuses treatment on the modification of distorted thinking and maladaptive behaviors.
Question 2
A nursing student states, The instructor gave me a failing grade on my research paper. I know it's because the instructor doesn't like me. Which cognitive error does a nurse recognize in this student's statement?
A. Dichotomous thinking
B. Catastrophic thinking
C. Magnification
D. Overgeneralization
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