Question

Several years after his wife's death, Mr. Stattler remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and sadness. To reduce Mr. Stattler's depression, a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop blaming himself for not being able to prevent his wife's death. The therapist's approach is most representative of___________.

Answer 1

Cognitive therapy.

Step-by-step explanation:

A cognitive therapy treatment tries to replace distorted thoughts, such as the feelings of guilt or sadness that Stattler has, in order to change the individuals behavior and stop being incapacitated by them. This is usually a problem solving orientated treatment, aimed to work on a particular problem or situation.