Amanda's therapist suggests that her depression results from mistakenly blaming herself rather than a slumping economy for her recent job loss. Her therapist's suggestion best illustrates a

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The therapist's suggestion best illustrates the social-cognitive perspective, which emphasizes the role of thinking patterns and cognitive processes in the development and maintenance of depression. Specifically, Amanda's tendency to blame herself for her job loss is seen as a maladaptive thinking pattern that contributes to her depressive symptoms. The other options (DSM-5 diagnosis, linkage analysis, medical model) are not directly relevant to this scenario.

Amanda's Therapist Suggests That Her Depression Results from Mistakenly Blaming