Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goals is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. his therapist him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. for example, he rafael learn to not overgeneralize his likelihood of failing his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first exam. what kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplifya. cognitive therapyb. non-directive therapyc. play therapyd. psychodynamic psychotherapy

The answer is A. cognitive therapy.

Explanation:

This type of therapy is derived from cognitive theory, and states that thoughts are closely related to emotions and behaviour, meaning it's possible to identify negative or harmful thoughts and change them in our favour.

Therapists who use this therapy will probably motivate patients to question their ideas, whether they are helpful and true, and encourage them to change these thoughts into something more positive and helpful.