PCN-107 GCU FINAL (COGNITIVE THEORY)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who developed Cognitive Theory? - Answers - Aaron Beck
Difference between cognitive behavioral therapy and REBT? - Answers - Beck's model
is based on the treatment of the symptom and is protocol driven. REBT treats the
symptom but its aim is to effect 'profound philosophic change and a radically new
outlook on life' (Albert Ellis) by transforming deeply held core beliefs about the self,
others and the world.
Who developed REBT - Answers - Albert Ellis
What does the ABC model stand for? - Answers - activating event, beliefs,
consequences
What are the main tenets of cognitive theory? - Answers - Emphasizes a scientific
approach
Collaborative
Counselor is the expert
What are the main tenets of REBT? - Answers - irrational beliefs are the cause of
human neuroses
What are Albert Ellis thoughts on musterbation? - Answers - people believing that they
MUST live by a set of absolute and unrealistic demands that they place on themselves,
others and the world
The basics of cognitive theory? - Answers - The way you think affects the way you feel ;
you create meaning from experience
What are the 3 levels of cognitive process - Answers - automatic/pre-conscious;
Conscious; Metacognition
What is a schemata? What do they contain? - Answers - "Blue prints" produced by
cognitive structures to organize copious amounts of information; Contain general
knowledge; core beliefs; emotional elements
What is an automatic thought?
What are the three kinds automatic thoughts? - Answers - negative self-talk that
appears immediately, without us even being aware of forming a thought
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who developed Cognitive Theory? - Answers - Aaron Beck
Difference between cognitive behavioral therapy and REBT? - Answers - Beck's model
is based on the treatment of the symptom and is protocol driven. REBT treats the
symptom but its aim is to effect 'profound philosophic change and a radically new
outlook on life' (Albert Ellis) by transforming deeply held core beliefs about the self,
others and the world.
Who developed REBT - Answers - Albert Ellis
What does the ABC model stand for? - Answers - activating event, beliefs,
consequences
What are the main tenets of cognitive theory? - Answers - Emphasizes a scientific
approach
Collaborative
Counselor is the expert
What are the main tenets of REBT? - Answers - irrational beliefs are the cause of
human neuroses
What are Albert Ellis thoughts on musterbation? - Answers - people believing that they
MUST live by a set of absolute and unrealistic demands that they place on themselves,
others and the world
The basics of cognitive theory? - Answers - The way you think affects the way you feel ;
you create meaning from experience
What are the 3 levels of cognitive process - Answers - automatic/pre-conscious;
Conscious; Metacognition
What is a schemata? What do they contain? - Answers - "Blue prints" produced by
cognitive structures to organize copious amounts of information; Contain general
knowledge; core beliefs; emotional elements
What is an automatic thought?
What are the three kinds automatic thoughts? - Answers - negative self-talk that
appears immediately, without us even being aware of forming a thought
