Marius is attending counseling sessions with Dr. Carbin. "I just don't seem to be attractive to the girls," Marius says. Dr. Carbin takes several minutes of their session to help Marius explore his believe that he's unattractive. She helps him identify his assumption based on the fact that a single girl declined a date, helps him realize that he is making this wide ranging assumption with very little evidence, and helps him come up with a more realistic thought. At the end of this work, Marius says, "Just because one girl didn't want to go out with me doesn't mean that another won't want a date!" Dr. Carbin has just used __________ to help her client.

a. analysis of resistance
b. stress induction therapy
c. the empty-chair technique
d. cognitive restructuring


Answer: D

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