Question

choose the answer.
the perspective that looks to irrational or maladaptive thought
processes as the cause of diorders would be the:

○ cognitive

○ behavioral

○ biopsychosocial

○ psychoanalytic

Explanation:

The cognitive perspective focuses on how thought processes (including irrational or maladaptive ones) influence mental disorders. Behavioral focuses on learned behaviors, biopsychosocial integrates biological, psychological, and social factors, and psychoanalytic emphasizes unconscious conflicts—none match the description of targeting thought processes as the cause.

Answer:

cognitive