Raul visits a therapist for treatment of his depression. The therapist tells him his problem stems from a series of cognitive errors and distortions in which he minimizes
His successes and pessimistically assumes the worst about his future. Raul's therapist is
Most similar to ______ in the way she conceptualizes his problem.

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Raul's therapist's focus on cognitive errors and distortions in thinking is most similar to Beck's cognitive therapy, which aims to identify and correct negative thinking patterns. Skinner's behaviorism, Bandura's social learning theory, and Maslow's humanistic psychology would not necessarily focus on cognitive distortions in the same way.

Raul Visits a Therapist for Treatment of His Depression