Question

In the context of the various causes of anxiety disorders, which view states that distorted thinking causes people to magnify ordinary threats and failures, leading to distress?

a. humanistic theories
b. cognitive approach
c. psychodynamic approach
d. existential theories

Answer 1

the correct answer is b. cognitive approach. The cognitive approach focuses on how people's thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes shape their emotions and behavior, and it proposes that negative and unrealistic thinking patterns can contribute to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders.