NCMHCE CBT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Bibliotherapy9-
9ans✔This9involves9using9reading9material9in9assisting9clients9with9personal9growth9as9
a9supplement9to9the9sessions.9The9goal9is9for9the9client9to9build9upon9his/
or9her9own9expertise9and9to9diffuse9the9power9difference9between9client9and9therapist.9
Ex.9reading9poems9about9death9to9deal9with9grief9can9lead9members9to9realize9that9the
y9are9not9alone9in9their9feelings.
CBT9-
9ans✔The9basis9of9this9therapy9is9that9thoughts9drive9one's9feelings9and9behaviors,9not9
external9events,9people,9or9circumstances.9As9one9changes9his/
or9her9thoughts,9one9can9feel9better9despite9what9the9situation9is9or9what9one9does9or9d
oes9not9control.
Cognitive9Reframing9-9ans✔This9consists9of9changing9the9irrational/
maladaptive9way9people9see9things9and9trying9to9find9alternative9positive9ways9of9viewi
ng9ideas,9events,9situations,9or9a9variety9of9concepts.9Ex.9You9can9reframe9a9problem9s
o9that9it9becomes9an9opportunity.9You9can9reframe9what9you9perceive9as9an9unkind9act
9as9a9lack9of9understanding.
Cognitive9Restructuring9-
9ans✔This9involves9identifying,9challenging,9and9changing9faulty9beliefs9and9distortions9
in9thinking9through9examining9logic,9testing9the9truth9of9the9thought9or9belief,9and9findin
g9alternative9explanations.9This9commonly9involves9"looking9for9the9evidence"9of9wheth
er9the9thought9or9belief9is9true9or9false,9with9a9logical9analysis9of9"evidence9for"9and9"evi
dence9against."
Covert9Extinction9-9ans✔This9involves9linking9an9anxiety-
producing9stimulus9with9an9imagined9punishment.
ANSWERS
Bibliotherapy9-
9ans✔This9involves9using9reading9material9in9assisting9clients9with9personal9growth9as9
a9supplement9to9the9sessions.9The9goal9is9for9the9client9to9build9upon9his/
or9her9own9expertise9and9to9diffuse9the9power9difference9between9client9and9therapist.9
Ex.9reading9poems9about9death9to9deal9with9grief9can9lead9members9to9realize9that9the
y9are9not9alone9in9their9feelings.
CBT9-
9ans✔The9basis9of9this9therapy9is9that9thoughts9drive9one's9feelings9and9behaviors,9not9
external9events,9people,9or9circumstances.9As9one9changes9his/
or9her9thoughts,9one9can9feel9better9despite9what9the9situation9is9or9what9one9does9or9d
oes9not9control.
Cognitive9Reframing9-9ans✔This9consists9of9changing9the9irrational/
maladaptive9way9people9see9things9and9trying9to9find9alternative9positive9ways9of9viewi
ng9ideas,9events,9situations,9or9a9variety9of9concepts.9Ex.9You9can9reframe9a9problem9s
o9that9it9becomes9an9opportunity.9You9can9reframe9what9you9perceive9as9an9unkind9act
9as9a9lack9of9understanding.
Cognitive9Restructuring9-
9ans✔This9involves9identifying,9challenging,9and9changing9faulty9beliefs9and9distortions9
in9thinking9through9examining9logic,9testing9the9truth9of9the9thought9or9belief,9and9findin
g9alternative9explanations.9This9commonly9involves9"looking9for9the9evidence"9of9wheth
er9the9thought9or9belief9is9true9or9false,9with9a9logical9analysis9of9"evidence9for"9and9"evi
dence9against."
Covert9Extinction9-9ans✔This9involves9linking9an9anxiety-
producing9stimulus9with9an9imagined9punishment.
