Thursday, March 14, 2013

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Behavior

 
 
What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?
Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors.
 
 
 
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Goal?
The goal of Cognitive Behavior  Therapy is to try and help clients accept themselves in spite of their imperfections.


 
 
 
Techniques:
Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT): Developed by psychologist Albert Ellis (1913 - 2007) also the father of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
 
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy focuses on resolving emotional and behavioral problems and disturbances and enabling people to lead happier and more fulfilling lives.
 
 
DEBT is based on the fact that we learn irrational beliefs from significant others during childhood and then recreate those beliefs throughout our own lifetime.  
 
 
A-B-C Framework
This model is a important tool for understanding the client's feelings, thoughts, events, and behaviors.
 
  • A – Activating Event: Something happens in the environment around you.
  • B – Beliefs: You hold a belief about the event or situation.
  • C – Consequence: You have an emotional response to your belief. 


  • Cognitive Therapy: Developed by Aaron T. Beck (1921)
     
     
     
     
    Cognitive Therapy seeks to help the patient overcome difficulties.
     
    Automatic Thoughts
    Personalized thoughts that are triggered by particular stimuli that lead to emotional responses.
     
     
     
     
    Cognitive Behavior Modification (CBM): Developed by Donald Meichenbaum (1940)
     
     
     
     
    Cognitive Behavior Modification focuses on changing the client's self-verbalizations.
     
     
     
    Stress Inoculation Training
    Consist of teaching the client stress management techniques.
     
    Phases:
    1. The conceptual-educational phase
    2. the skills acquistion and consolidation phase
    3. the application and follow through phase

    Relapse Prevention
    Procedures for dealing with the daily setbacks clients experience.
     
     
     
     
     
    Key Points of Understanding:
    • REBT
    • Cognitive Therapy
    • CBT
    
     
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    References:
    Corey, Gerald (2012). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. 9th ed.
    Belmont,California: Brooks/Cole.
      
     

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