Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT Assumptions - correct answer •Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected.
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•People's emotions are connected to the thoughts they just had.
•How people are thinking and feeling will influence how they behave.
•Peoples reactions make sense when you understand what they were thinking.
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches - correct answer •Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) - Ellis
•Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Judith and Aaron Beck
•More empirical research than any other psychotherapy model
Basic characteristics and assumptions - correct answer •
•Collaborative rx between client and therapist
•Distress is thought to be largely a result of disturbances in cognitive processes
•Focus on changing cognitions (thoughts) to produce changes in affect and behavior
•Present-centered and time-limited
•Active and directive therapeutic stance
•Structured psychoeducational model
•Emphasize role of between-session action plans (homework)
•Ask client to play an active role in session and outside/between sessions
•Emphasize strong therapeutic alliances
•Draw from a variety of cognitive behavioral strategies to focus on change
•Better thinking = better behavior
, •Incorporate many behavioral strategies
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - correct answer •
•Albert Ellis - known for his bracing approach
•"People are disturbed not by events, but by the views which they take of them" - Stoic philosopher
Epictetus
•People contribute to their own problems by maintaining rigid, extreme beliefs and emotional responses
•Clients learn tools to identify and dispute irrational beliefs
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"I will not should on myself!"
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Examples of "Irrational Thoughts" - correct answer •"I must have love and approval from all the
significant people in my life."
•"I must perform important tasks competently and perfectly."
•"If I don't get what I want, it's terrible, and I can't stand it."
•Does anyone hear themselves/family/friends in any of these statements?
REBT Therapeutic Techniques - correct answer •Cognitive restructuring (disputing irrational beliefs,
identifying unhelpful self-talk and substituting more adaptive self-talk)
•"I am miserable and do everything wrong." à "I made a mistake and this is extremely inconvenient, but
I'm still a worthwhile person."
•Cognitive homework - ex. Completing "thought records"
•Bibliotherapy - self-help books, psychoeducational readings
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) - Aaron Beck - correct answer •Focused on developing insight into
negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs
•Assumptions:
CBT Assumptions - correct answer •Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected.
•
•People's emotions are connected to the thoughts they just had.
•How people are thinking and feeling will influence how they behave.
•Peoples reactions make sense when you understand what they were thinking.
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches - correct answer •Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) - Ellis
•Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Judith and Aaron Beck
•More empirical research than any other psychotherapy model
Basic characteristics and assumptions - correct answer •
•Collaborative rx between client and therapist
•Distress is thought to be largely a result of disturbances in cognitive processes
•Focus on changing cognitions (thoughts) to produce changes in affect and behavior
•Present-centered and time-limited
•Active and directive therapeutic stance
•Structured psychoeducational model
•Emphasize role of between-session action plans (homework)
•Ask client to play an active role in session and outside/between sessions
•Emphasize strong therapeutic alliances
•Draw from a variety of cognitive behavioral strategies to focus on change
•Better thinking = better behavior
, •Incorporate many behavioral strategies
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - correct answer •
•Albert Ellis - known for his bracing approach
•"People are disturbed not by events, but by the views which they take of them" - Stoic philosopher
Epictetus
•People contribute to their own problems by maintaining rigid, extreme beliefs and emotional responses
•Clients learn tools to identify and dispute irrational beliefs
•
"I will not should on myself!"
•
Examples of "Irrational Thoughts" - correct answer •"I must have love and approval from all the
significant people in my life."
•"I must perform important tasks competently and perfectly."
•"If I don't get what I want, it's terrible, and I can't stand it."
•Does anyone hear themselves/family/friends in any of these statements?
REBT Therapeutic Techniques - correct answer •Cognitive restructuring (disputing irrational beliefs,
identifying unhelpful self-talk and substituting more adaptive self-talk)
•"I am miserable and do everything wrong." à "I made a mistake and this is extremely inconvenient, but
I'm still a worthwhile person."
•Cognitive homework - ex. Completing "thought records"
•Bibliotherapy - self-help books, psychoeducational readings
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) - Aaron Beck - correct answer •Focused on developing insight into
negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs
•Assumptions:
