Elwood goes to his therapist to get treatment for his severe depression. His therapist points out several cognitive errors Elwood is making in how he interprets the world around him. The therapist focuses on getting Elwood to stop undervaluing his own achievements and pessimistically assuming the worst about everything. Elwood's therapist is using techniques MOST like those of ______.

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Elwood's therapist is focusing on correcting cognitive errors, which is a key aspect of cognitive therapy developed by Aaron Beck. Perls is associated with gestalt therapy, Ellis with rational emotive behavior therapy, and Wolpe with systematic desensitization for anxiety disorders.

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