Ariel, a cognitive therapist, asked her client, "What was going through your mind just then?" Her most likely objective was to
A)ask an open question.
B)identify automatic thoughts.
C)encourage the client to be more specific.
D)determine her client's affective reaction.

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Ariel's objective was likely to identify automatic thoughts, which are often targeted in cognitive therapy to understand and modify unhelpful thinking patterns.

Ariel, a Cognitive Therapist, Asked Her Client, "What Was Going