In treating a client for depression, a cognitive therapist is ...

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In treating a client for depression, a cognitive therapist is most likely to:
 
  a. help her develop a daily program of positive reinforcements.
  b. ask her to keep a diary of all her pleasant and unpleasant experiences over a two week period.
  c. ask her to monitor her thoughts, particularly those that are self-negating.
  d. interpret her depressive symptoms in light of faulty defense mechanisms.

Question 2

Beck differs from Ellis in that:
 
  a. Beck is not concerned with a client's psychosocial history.
  b. Beck emphasizes emotional experiencing as the basis for beliefs while Ellis emphasizes rationality exclusively.
  c. Beck is interested in a client's developmental history to understand current patterns of behavior.
  d. Beck is most concerned with automatic thoughts in the context of important relationships.

[allisonblackmore]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C