A cognitive therapist helps a client who suffers from a major depressive disorder by:

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Cognitive therapy focuses on identifying and challenging irrational and negative beliefs that contribute to depression. By helping the client recognize and reframe these beliefs, they can experience relief from depressive symptoms. Systematic desensitization (A) is a technique used to treat phobias, not major depressive disorder. While exploring childhood experiences (D) may provide insight and context, it is not the primary focus of cognitive therapy for depression. Analyzing unconscious conflicts from the past (C) is more characteristic of psychodynamic therapy than cognitive therapy.

A Cognitive Therapist Helps a Client Who Suffers from a Major