CBT 2 - ao1

Question 1

NORMALISATION

Answer 1

Help the patient realise it is normal to have negative thoughts in certain situations.
- Therefore there is no need to feel stressed or ashamed about them.

Question 2

CRITICAL COLLABORATIVE ANALYSIS

Answer 2

• Carrying on a logical discussion till the patient begins to see where their ideas are going wrong and why they developed.
• Work out ways to recognise negative thoughts and test faulty beliefs when they arise, and then challenge and re-think them.

Question 3

DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS

Answer 3

• Helping the patient to find logical reasons for the things which trouble them
• Let the patient develop their own alternatives to their previous maladaptive behaviour by looking at coping strategies and alternative explanations.