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NCMHCE Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Category - Counseling and Psychotherapy

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Jane consistently tells herself “I am fat.” You, as her clinician, could help Jane change that self-talk message from something that reinforces her negative self-worth into a phrase that helps increase her self-esteem. An example of this is:
  1. “I am skinny”
  2. “My body is strong”
  3. “I like my body except my arms”
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: B - Positive self-talk is an approach to healthy coping used in cognitive therapy to help increase self-esteem, and self-worth. Cognitive therapy focuses on catching, challenging, and changing negative thought processes, and emphasizes the power of affirmative words, or phrases.
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