Brendon believes that he is worthless, other people do not like him, and he will never have satisfying interpersonal relationships. to counteract this belief, brendon’s therapist says to him, "brendon, i like and appreciate you. i enjoy interacting with you. what do you think of that? " soon, brendon starts to think differently about himself. the therapist is using
a. modeling
b. expressed emotion
c. reflective listening
d. cognitive restructuring

The answer is d. cognitive restructuring.

Explanation:

Through this process, people learn to identify and modify negative thoughts or ideas, also known as cognitive distortions.

Cognitive restructuring has been used to treat a number of mental disorders, such as depression or social phobia. A therapist who uses this method believes that thoughts are closely related to emotions, and that it's possible to change these ideas to our favour.

unless they converted, many non-christians (mainly jews and muslims) were persecuted

i would say b. research typically uses a variety of sources