Nathan sits down in his therapist's office and says, "I am a complete failure. Everything I do results in complete disaster!" A therapist who has adopted a rational-emotive therapeutic approach would be MOST likely to respond _____.

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Rational-emotive therapy, developed by Albert Ellis, often involves challenging clients' irrational beliefs and thoughts in a direct manner. The response in choice B reflects this approach by directly confronting Nathan's statement, although it's phrased more harshly than a therapist might typically express it.

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