Melanie's therapist suggests that when she feels anxious, Melanie should attribute her arousal to her highly reactive nervous system and shift her attention to playing a game with her preschool child. This suggestion best illustrates .

Melanie's therapist suggests that when she feels anxious, Melanie should attribute her arousal to her highly reactive nervous system and shift her attention to playing a game with her preschool child. This suggestion best illustrates cognitive-behavior therapy.

Explanation:

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is based on the relationship between thoughts, emotions, physical sensations and behaviors. It is used for many anxiety disorders, such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy often focuses on specific problems, using a goal-oriented approach, that is, to help recognize the patterns of thinking and behavior that might be contributing to the person's problems. The cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety then consists of learning to interpret situations more objectively and understand and decrease physical sensations.