Cognitive Interventions Thinking in shades of grey
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• Use of percentages • Is that true 100% of the time?
Labelling
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Assigning labels to ourselves or other people I'm a loser I'm completely
useless They're such an idiot
Socratic Dialogue
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guided discovery). They ask clients a series of easily answerable questions
that lead clients to recognize dysfunctional beliefs and automatic thoughts
for themselves—rather than directly pointing out such beliefs to clients, as is
done in REBT.
It is noteworthy that CT has been found to be at least as effective, if not more
effective, as
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medication in treating depression. • May be more effective long term:
teaches coping skills
Coping Skills
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•Focus on increasing adaptive cognitions •Not what they are thinking, but
what they are not thinking •Capitalizes on the fact that we talk to ourselves
Magnification (catastrophising) & minimisation
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, Blowing things out of proportion (catastrophising),
or inappropriately shrinking something to make it seem less important
Integrative Couples Therapy
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•Emotional/cognitive acceptance of partner's upsetting behaviours.
•Acceptance does not mean resignation
Stress Inoculation Training
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•Stress refers to a variety of negative psychological reactions, including
anxiety, anger, frustration, and depression, and a variety of physical
complaints such as headaches, insomnia, fatigue, ulcers, and hypertension.
•Although we often do not have control over potentially stress-evoking
events, we can control how we view and cope with these events. •Often
not perceived as therapy - widely adopted.
REBT in Perspective: Limitations
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• Direct confrontation of client's beliefs is insufficient for a number of
disorders including substance dependence, paraphillias, panic disorders,
eating disorders, and OCD. (Not enough to just challenge the thought. If
they do not have the skill, then this will not be helpful.)
• Sometimes confrontation in therapy is associated with client's
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• Use of percentages • Is that true 100% of the time?
Labelling
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Assigning labels to ourselves or other people I'm a loser I'm completely
useless They're such an idiot
Socratic Dialogue
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guided discovery). They ask clients a series of easily answerable questions
that lead clients to recognize dysfunctional beliefs and automatic thoughts
for themselves—rather than directly pointing out such beliefs to clients, as is
done in REBT.
It is noteworthy that CT has been found to be at least as effective, if not more
effective, as
Give this one a try later!
medication in treating depression. • May be more effective long term:
teaches coping skills
Coping Skills
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•Focus on increasing adaptive cognitions •Not what they are thinking, but
what they are not thinking •Capitalizes on the fact that we talk to ourselves
Magnification (catastrophising) & minimisation
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, Blowing things out of proportion (catastrophising),
or inappropriately shrinking something to make it seem less important
Integrative Couples Therapy
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•Emotional/cognitive acceptance of partner's upsetting behaviours.
•Acceptance does not mean resignation
Stress Inoculation Training
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•Stress refers to a variety of negative psychological reactions, including
anxiety, anger, frustration, and depression, and a variety of physical
complaints such as headaches, insomnia, fatigue, ulcers, and hypertension.
•Although we often do not have control over potentially stress-evoking
events, we can control how we view and cope with these events. •Often
not perceived as therapy - widely adopted.
REBT in Perspective: Limitations
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• Direct confrontation of client's beliefs is insufficient for a number of
disorders including substance dependence, paraphillias, panic disorders,
eating disorders, and OCD. (Not enough to just challenge the thought. If
they do not have the skill, then this will not be helpful.)
• Sometimes confrontation in therapy is associated with client's
