Nicole seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.Her therapist tells her that her depression stems from her irrational beliefs about herself and what she must accomplish in life to be loved and accepted by others.Her therapist actively disputes these beliefs and helps her develop more adaptive beliefs.Nicole's therapist is using ________.

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The therapist's focus on identifying and disputing irrational beliefs and helping the client develop more adaptive beliefs is a core technique of cognitive therapy. The other options (B) psychoanalysis, (C) existential therapy, and (D) humanistic therapy, do not typically involve this specific approach to changing thought patterns.

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