A type of therapy that helps people to change their thinking patterns to overcome their fears is called:

A) psychoanalysis.
B) art therapy.
C) hypnosis.
D) cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

A short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic technique and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility, with diminished peripheral awareness, often induced by a therapeutic process.