CBT Flashcards
What does cognition mean?
The mental process of understanding through thought, experience and senses
What is cognitive behavioural therapy?
Intensive and short term Therapy that changes
- thought patterns which changes
- behaviour
- feelings
- emotions
What is the therapy based on stopping?
Stopping maladaptive thinking patterns/ behaviours in which cause dysfunction and negative impacts on everyday living.
Do Behaviour therapists believe that in order for a client to change their emotions and behaviour, they must change their cognitions and the way in which they perceive situations?
Yes
What’s does NAT’s stand for?
Negative
Automatic
Thoughts
Eg
Thinking about all the ways the bf could cheat
Dysfunctional assumption eg
If …. then … worse case scenario
If I eat that pie Then I’ll become morbidly obese and die from type two diabetes
What is an example of a core belief?
Absolute and Global beliefs
Eg
He’s cheated on me before he’ll do it again
Process of CBT
Core belief
Automatic thought
Emotion
Behaviour
What is the CBT approach?
Practical
Goal orientated approach
What are the two earlier forms of therapy CBT forms from?
Behavioural therapy
Cognitive therapy
What are the basic principles of PROBLEMATIC COGNITIONS
NATS
DYSFUNCTIONAL ASSUMPTIONS
COEE BELIEFS
What are the three things that CBT Counsellors focus on?
The clients
- thoughts
- emotions
- behaviour
What does conceptualise mean?
To form an idea or concept
What are the steps to COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING?
- IDENTIFY distorted thoughts and beliefs
- TEST the clients thoughts eg help the client start questioning the legitimacy of their thought beliefs
- MODIFY AND REPLACE clients negative thoughts and beliefs with more realistic and positive thoughts
What is the difference between a SUBJECTIVE OPINION and an OBJECTIVE OPINION? In regards to evaluation of Effectiveness within techniques being used in CBT?
SUBJECTIVE= asking client, friends, family, partner or school teacher
MEASUREMENT= using tally measure/progress form
