Roger is a political critic who is to deliver a speech addressing a large audience. In order to overcome his anxiety, Roger talks to himself before the event. In this process, he always uses the third-person pronoun to refer to himself. In this scenario, Roger is using _____ to reduce his public speaking apprehension
A) ?self-distancing self-talk
B) ?cognitive restructuring
C) ?the visualization technique
D) ?systematic desensitization
A
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