Question

Sally has had a rough day at work. Before she decided to lose weight, she would have normally gone straight to the freezer and eaten a large bowl of ice cream. Now, she recognizes that stress is a trigger for her to overeat so she deals with her stressors in other manners. What strategy is Sally using to control her problem behavior?

A. contingency management
B. self-monitoring
C. chain-breaking
D. cognitive restructuring

Answer 1

Answer: D. cognitive restructuring

Step-by-step explanation:

Cognitive restructuring can be defined as the methodology through which people can identify their reason for stress and they can detect the stressors in their life, they can challenge the stressors and can also alter the stress patterns.

In the given situation, the stress is triggering an overeating tendency in Sally. So she is trying to deal with the stress by other manner. Thus as she already know the stress is causing overeating thus Sally can use cognitive restructuring to overcome the stress.