Step: Refer to the paragraph below to answer the following questions. Then return to the lab manual to complete the concept map.

Self-talk, which includes three cognitive procedures, is the way you think and talk to yourself, and it can play a role in modifying your health-related behaviors. One procedure is rational-emotional therapy, which is based on the premise that there is a close connection between what people say to themselves and how they feel. According to psychologist Albert Ellis, most everyday emotional problems and related behaviors stem from irrational statements that people make to themselves when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. Another procedure is Meichenbaum's self-instructional methods. In these therapies, clients are encouraged to give "self-instructions" ("Slow down, don't rush") and "positive affirmations" ("My speech is going fine—I'm almost done!") to themselves instead of thinking self-defeating thoughts ("I'm talking too fast—my speech is terrible.") whenever a situation seems out of control. The final procedure is called blocking/thought stopping. By purposefully blocking or stopping negative thoughts, a person can concentrate on taking positive steps toward unnecessary behavior change. For example, suppose you are preoccupied with your ex-partner, who has recently deserted you for someone else. In blocking/thought stopping, you consciously stop thinking about the situation and force yourself to think about something more pleasant (e.g. dinner tomorrow with your best friend).

		6. The topic of paragraph B is    a. psychology   b. cognitive psychology   c. Meichenbaum's self-instructional methods   d. self-talk
		7. What signal word in the stated main idea indicates the number of major details?    a. three   b. cognitive   c. role   d. behaviors
		8. What signal word introduces the third major detail?    a. another   b. first   c. whenever   d. final