Question

Patrick suffers from depression. whenever something bad happens, he tends to blame himself or overgeneralizes the extent of the situation. to address patrick's depression, his therapist is attempting to teach him more adaptive ways of thinking. the therapist's approach is most representative of:

Answer 1

The therapist's approach is most representative of cognitive therapy.
The aim of cognitive therapy is to help the patient find the source of depression and negative thoughts and then correct such thoughts so that the person starts their journey towards healing. The therapist will start modifying such negative beliefs in patients in order to help them overcome their depression.

Answer 2

The correct answer is cognitive therapy. This is a type of psychotherapy that is a therapeutic approach that are within the large group of the therapies in the cognitive behavior and are used for the purpose of treating individuals who have a range of problems such as depression, anxiety, ocd and many more.