Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goals is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. his therapist him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. for example, he rafael learn to not overgeneralize his likelihood of failing his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first exam. what kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplifya. cognitive therapyb. non-directive therapyc. play therapyd. psychodynamic psychotherapy

The answer is A. cognitive therapy.

Explanation:

This type of therapy is derived from cognitive theory, and states that thoughts are closely related to emotions and behaviour, meaning it's possible to identify negative or harmful thoughts and change them in our favour.

Therapists who use this therapy will probably motivate patients to question their ideas, whether they are helpful and true, and encourage them to change these thoughts into something more positive and helpful.

in 342 bc j._c. egypt fell into the hands of the persians, under the reign of nectanebo ii

greek city-states unite in a revolt against the persian empire at the beginning of the fifth century bc. j.-c  

from the year 660 or 659 bc ad, cyrus preached the revolt against the medes to deliver the persians.

the aksumite empire was an ancient kingdom located in what is now northern ethiopia from the period of 100 ad to 940 ad. its capital was the city of aksum. the kingdom established itself as one of the 4 great powers at its time, along with persia, rome, and china.

the kingdom was rich in goods like gold, iron, and salt. it established strong commercial ties with the regions governed by rome, egypt, and persia (arabia). aksum was a key location in this commercial network. trade was also facilitated with the introduction of the aksumite currency.