Cognitive therapy is:

A) likely to focus on changing the beliefs and attitudes that create and compound people's problems.
B) likely to focus on past experiences that contribute to psychological disorders and not on present attitudes of people.
C) unlikely to directly change maladaptive thoughts.
D) unlikely to foster self-insight.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that addresses maladaptive thought patterns, with the goal of changing negative or harmful thought patterns to improve emotions and behaviors.

Maladaptive Thoughts

Negative thinking patterns that are counterproductive to solving problems or achieving personal goals.

Changing Beliefs

The process of modifying personal convictions or perceptions, often influenced by new information or experiences.