Assiyah, a therapy client, believes she is an unattractive person. Her therapist told her: "Go to a social gathering and ask out five different men." Assiyah did this and all of the men agreed to go on a date with her. Her belief that she was unattractive then changed. Her therapist is using ____________ with Assiyah.

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This is an example of cognitive-behavioural therapy, where the therapist challenges the client's negative beliefs and behaviours by encouraging them to engage in alternative, positive experiences that contradict their negative beliefs. The therapist encouraged Assiyah to take the action of asking men out and seeing that her belief that she was unattractive was unfounded, which helped to change her negative belief.

Assiyah, a Therapy Client, Believes She Is an Unattractive Person