Patrick suffers from depression. whenever something bad happens, he tends to blame himself or overgeneralizes the extent of the situation. to address patrick's depression, his therapist is attempting to teach him more adaptive ways of thinking. the therapist's approach is most representative of:

The therapist's approach is most representative of cognitive therapy.
The aim of cognitive therapy is to help the patient find the source of depression and negative thoughts and then correct such thoughts so that the person starts their journey towards healing. The therapist will start modifying such negative beliefs in patients in order to help them overcome their depression.