Read the following passage.

Meenal is the only girl from her village who has reached High School. For this, she has to move away from her village and stay in the city. She has made a lot of friends and every time she is invited by them to attend parties, she is unable to say 'no' to them. This leaves her with less time to study, which adds to her stress level. She has been procrastinating her work and spends more time thinking that she will not be successful in life. This has increased her tension and resulted in a lack of confidence in her. Quite often she vents out her feelings of anger and frustration at her parents. Her teacher, who had been observing her, advised her to take charge of herself and seek professional help from a psychologist who uses cognitive behavioural techniques to reduce stress.

Identify the statements that are true for cognitive behavioural techniques:

(A) It is a subjective experience that uses imagery and imagination.
(B) It replaces negative and irrational thoughts with positive and rational ones.
(C) It reduces the risk of interference from unbidden thoughts and turns imagined scenes into reality.
(D) Its main phases are assessment, application of stress reduction techniques and follow-up.
(E) It monitors and reduces physiological aspects of strain by providing feedback and is accompanied by relaxation.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) and (D) only

Cognitive Behavioural Techniques (CBT) are aimed at helping individuals identify and change negative, irrational thoughts and replace them with positive, rational ones (B). The therapeutic process typically involves three main phases — assessment, application of stress reduction or cognitive restructuring techniques, and follow-up to ensure changes are maintained (D).