CBT evaluation
What is CBT A01 - correct answer - CBT uses the downward arrow technique which is a questioning
technique used to uncover core beliefs.
- It focuses on maladaptive thoughts and schemas.
- CBT is used to challenge the maladaptive thoughts and schemas and
- provides the individual with skills which the client can use in real life situations to help them tackle
their disorder, such as depression
What is CBT A03 Weakness - correct answer One weakness of CBT is that there is research that supports
the effectiveness of Biological treatments. For example,
Geddes et al. (2003) WHO Reported
Drug treatment: 18% relapse
Placebo: 41% relapse.
This suggests that Biological treatments maybe just as effective as non biological treatments and
therefore lowering the usefulness of non biological treatments such as CBT.
What is CBT a03 strength - correct answer However, Kuyken et al (2008) compared drug treatment and a
form of CBT. They found that 47% of participants who received CBT had a relapse over the 15 months
after the course had ended, compared to 60% of the participants who had drug therapy.
This suggests that CBT gave the patients skills for life that drug therapy could not, and therefore shows
CBT is more effective than drug therapy alone.
how does CBT work? AO1 - correct answer There are four phases to CBT.
- The first phase is the frame of reference where the therapist gets to understand the client.
- The second phase of CBT is where the therapist recognises the patients negative thoughts and records
them, the therapist will later challenge these thoughts in later sessions.
- The third phase of CBT is where the therapist helps the client recognise the illogical thinking processes
that produce negative thinking.
- Lastly the fourth phase of CBT is where the therapist helps the client to change their negative thoughts
by testing them out in real life thoughts and giving the client skills/strategies to cope in real life
What is CBT A01 - correct answer - CBT uses the downward arrow technique which is a questioning
technique used to uncover core beliefs.
- It focuses on maladaptive thoughts and schemas.
- CBT is used to challenge the maladaptive thoughts and schemas and
- provides the individual with skills which the client can use in real life situations to help them tackle
their disorder, such as depression
What is CBT A03 Weakness - correct answer One weakness of CBT is that there is research that supports
the effectiveness of Biological treatments. For example,
Geddes et al. (2003) WHO Reported
Drug treatment: 18% relapse
Placebo: 41% relapse.
This suggests that Biological treatments maybe just as effective as non biological treatments and
therefore lowering the usefulness of non biological treatments such as CBT.
What is CBT a03 strength - correct answer However, Kuyken et al (2008) compared drug treatment and a
form of CBT. They found that 47% of participants who received CBT had a relapse over the 15 months
after the course had ended, compared to 60% of the participants who had drug therapy.
This suggests that CBT gave the patients skills for life that drug therapy could not, and therefore shows
CBT is more effective than drug therapy alone.
how does CBT work? AO1 - correct answer There are four phases to CBT.
- The first phase is the frame of reference where the therapist gets to understand the client.
- The second phase of CBT is where the therapist recognises the patients negative thoughts and records
them, the therapist will later challenge these thoughts in later sessions.
- The third phase of CBT is where the therapist helps the client recognise the illogical thinking processes
that produce negative thinking.
- Lastly the fourth phase of CBT is where the therapist helps the client to change their negative thoughts
by testing them out in real life thoughts and giving the client skills/strategies to cope in real life
