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A nursing instructor is lecturing about cognitive therapy. Which of the following are objectives when implementing this therapy? Select all that apply.
 
  A. To modify automatic thoughts to promote minimization of negative cognitions
  B. To apply a variety of methods to create change in an individual's thinking
  C. To apply cognitive principles in order to change an individual's basic schema
  D. To modify belief systems in an effort to bring about emotional change
  E. To modify belief systems in an effort to bring about behavioral change

B, D, E
In cognitive therapy, the therapist's objective is to use a variety of methods to create change in a client's thinking and belief system, in an effort to bring about lasting emotional and behavioral change.