Marius is attending counseling sessions with Dr.Carbin."I just don't seem to be attractive to the girls," Marius says.Dr.Carbin takes several minutes of their session to help Marius explore his believe that he's unattractive.She helps him identify his assumption based on the fact that a single girl declined a date,helps him realize that he is making this wide ranging assumption with very little evidence,and helps him come up with a more realistic thought.At the end of this work,Marius says,"Just because one girl didn't want to go out with me doesn't mean that another won't want a date!" Dr.Carbin has just used __________ to help her client.

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Dr. Carbin has used cognitive restructuring to help Marius. This involves identifying and challenging negative or unrealistic thoughts, and replacing them with more realistic and positive ones. In this case, Dr. Carbin helps Marius see that his assumption that he is unattractive is not based on much evidence, and helps him come up with a more balanced thought.

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