Lately, Jameson finds himself struggling emotionally during the holidays. He feels increasingly frustrated with making travel plans to his parents' house, gift shopping, and sitting at holiday dinners trying to make light conversation with relatives. Jameson's therapist challenges him to think about past visits home, during which Jameson experienced positive emotions. She asks whether Jameson's "all-or-nothing" view of holiday visits as happy or unhappy is a rational approach: "Is it realistic to think that a holiday visit home should be 100% positive"? What type of therapy does this scenario illustrate?

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The scenario illustrates Cognitive therapy, which focuses on identifying and challenging irrational thoughts and beliefs (like the "all-or-nothing" thinking pattern) and encourages more balanced and realistic thinking.

Lately, Jameson Finds Himself Struggling Emotionally During the Holidays