Franco feels like he fails at everything he tries.His cognitive-behavioural therapist helps Franco change this overly pessimistic view of himself and helps Franco to focus on more productive and rational thoughts.This part of cognitive-behavioural therapy is called

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Cognitive restructuring is the process of identifying and changing negative or irrational thought patterns, and replacing them with more productive and rational thoughts. This is exactly what Franco's therapist is helping him with by helping him change his overly pessimistic view of himself. Stress inoculation training and exposure are different techniques used in cognitive-behavioural therapy for different purposes, and transference refers to the patient projecting their feelings onto the therapist. None of these are applicable in this context.

Franco Feels Like He Fails at Everything He Tries