Dave's mother suggests that he talk to a doctor because of his crippling feelings of inferiority. The doctor suggests that Dave's problem stems from internal processes such as self-defeating beliefs, unrealistic expectancies, and negative thinking. This view is typical of the ________ model of abnormality.
A) cognitive-behavioral
B) biological
C) diathesis-stress
D) psychoanalytic

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The reference to self-defeating beliefs, unrealistic expectancies, and negative thinking indicates that the doctor's explanation of Dave's problem is based on the cognitive-behavioral model of abnormality, which focuses on how distorted thinking can lead to psychological symptoms. The other models mentioned (biological, diathesis-stress, and psychoanalytic) do not typically emphasize these cognitive processes.

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