Carrie tells her therapist that when she interacts with the opposite gender, she feels extremely anxious and a cascade of negative opinions arise in her mind. in response to carrie’s statement, her therapist asks her to picture a red light whenever such opinions arise in her mind. according to this scenario, which of the following cognitive therapy techniques has been implemented by carrie’s therapist?
a. thought stopping
b. guided association
c. distraction
d. decatastrophizing

A) Thought Stopping

Explanation:

According to my research on the different cognitive intervention techniques used by different Therapists, I can say that the technique being used by Carrie's therapist is called Thought Stopping. This technique is used in order to stop or get rid of a certain recurring thought. In this case Carrie's therapist is using the image of a red light (traffic Stop Light) in order to halt a certain memory every it comes to mind.

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