When a husband blames himself for not having enough interest in engaging in sexual activity with his wife, the rational-emotive therapist he is seeing is most likely to
a. listen politely and paraphrase what the husband has just said.
b. interpret the symbolic meaning of the husband's refusal to engage in sexual activity with his wife.
c. dispute the husband's thinking and examine alternative reasons for his lack of sexual interest.
d. look at the reinforcers that are missing in the husband's sexual activities.
Answer: c. dispute the husband's thinking and examine alternative reasons for his lack of sexual interest.
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