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The paper explains how cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on both the cognitive processing of the individual and the behaviors of the person. The paper further explains that cognitive-behavioral therapists believe that thoughts and actions can affect the individual adversely over time, with the individual thinking or acting negatively because he or she is subconsciously reacting to people or events from the past.

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"Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on both the cognitive processing of the individual and the behaviors of the person. Cognitive-behavioral therapists believe that thoughts and actions can affect the individual adversely over time. In most instances the individual thinks or acts negatively without realizing that it is occurring because he or she is subconsciously reacting to people or events from the past. Over time the thoughts of actions become distorted and can be triggered by elements of a past event, not necessarily a repeat of the event itself. Therapy consists of the individual being able to acknowledge that the negative thought or

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