Question

Troy's famous therapist challenges his all-or-nothing thinking and belief that he must always be perfect. Instead the therapists encourages him to consider new interpretations. Troy is most likely being treated by ________. A. Freud. B. Bandura. C. Maslow D. Beck.

Answer 1

Answer: Beck

Explanation:

Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy focuses on people not suffering from the facts but for their interpretation of them. This therapy is part of one of the most used techniques in current psychology.

Beck's cognitive therapy seeks for the person to understand that many times the deepening or exaggeration of the facts is what causes the development of symptoms of worry, stress, and sadness. The person is taught to deal with those thoughts that lead them to believe that everything is worse when in reality it is not. This has the name of cognitive restructuring.

Beck in his model explains that, given a situation, people do not respond automatically, but before reacting they have already qualified the event itself, and depending on their interpretation is that they react. This is usually called nuclear beliefs. The beliefs that a person has about something or someone will influence the way he reacts.

Troy must start a treatment focused on changing his thoughts and the perception of being perfect, this is the first part. Troy must understand that it is okay if he fails to do something and when he sees that something is not, start changing the answers he has to the result.