Cognitive

Question 1

Who is associated with this theory?

Answer 1

Beck

Question 2

What did Beck train as?

Answer 2

A psychoanalyst

Question 3

People are born with motive to _____.

Answer 3

survive

Question 4

How do we determine if survival is being served?

Answer 4

By pleasure/pain/emotions

Question 5

We are all born with _____ temperaments.

Answer 5

unique

Question 6

What consists of the structure of the psyche?

Answer 6

Systems, schemas, & modes

Question 7

What are the 5 survival-supporting systems?

Answer 7

cognitive
emotional
physiological
motivational
behavioral

Question 8

What are schemas?

Answer 8

Core phenomena within the system, &

represents a range of experience from disorder to optimal functioning.

Question 9

What is the mode?

Answer 9

all systems acting simultaneously

Question 10

Cognitive:

Answer 10

core beliefs; about danger, violation, loss, gain

Question 11

Emotional:

Answer 11

core emotions; fear, anger, sadness, happiness

Question 12

Motivational:

Answer 12

core impulses; escape, attack, seek, approach, fight or flight response

Question 13

Behavioral:

Answer 13

core actions; shaking, crying, smiling (visible)

Question 14

Physiological:

Answer 14

core ways the body’s autonomic, motor, & sensory systems are energized; tension, heart rate, energetically charged, depressed (not visible)

Question 15

What is orienting mode?

Answer 15

constant process of scanning the environment for threats; contains core beliefs about threat & opportunity in template form (danger, failure, rejection)

Question 16

What is minor mode?

Answer 16

no match with template or opportunity; dormant state, waiting activation; working on one’s own garden; has COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY

Question 17

Major or primal mode:

Answer 17

perceived env. circumstances match template of threat or opportunity; charge lingers for some time before returning to minor mode; anxiety, anger, sadness, joy. COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY

Question 18

Conscious control system:

Answer 18

ind. of modes

de-energize by acting on one’s cognitive & behavioral systems (relaxation, breathing) (aka voice of reason)

Question 19

Contents of cognitive system are _____ in place at birth.

Answer 19

NOT

Question 20

What are the cognitions that are hierarchically organized by on availability to awareness & stability?

Answer 20

1. schemas/core beliefs
2. assumptions/intermediate beliefs
3. automatic thoughts
4. voluntary thoughts

Question 21

Schemas/core beliefs:

Answer 21

least available to awareness & most stable; formed early childhood; NOT conscious; readily available to consciousness IF ONE SEEKS THEM

Question 22

Assumptions/intermediate beliefs:

Answer 22

more available to awareness, less stable; intermediate beliefs made up of rules; if-then, propositions, shoulds; arise from schemas.

Question 23

Automatic thoughts:

Answer 23

even more available to awareness & less stable; arise from assumptions in specific situations

Question 24

Voluntary thoughts:

Answer 24

most available to awareness & least stable; (I am going to have a hamburger instead of a turkey sandwich)

Question 25

Social Learning Theory:

Answer 25

environment influences our beliefs; influenced by conditioning & modeling & vicarious learning (ex: not wanting to go to jail even tho never been before)

Question 26

Although personality comes from interactions between innate disposition & env., which is the greater influence?

Answer 26

environment

Question 27

Healthy person is made up of:

Answer 27

1. less bias in core beliefs 2. most of the time in minor modes 3. easy access to conscious control system 4. modal flexibility-shift from major to minor Cognitive schemas are reasonable & functional

Question 28

Unhealthy functioning:

Answer 28

biased core beliefs chronic activation of major modes less access to conscious control system may be extreme enough for DSM diagnosis

Question 29

Persistent danger becomes...?

Answer 29

anxiety mode

Question 30

Cognitive triad:

Answer 30

exaggerated & persistently negative view of oneself, world, & future associated with hopelessness--> high predictor of suicide

Question 31

When does a personality change occur?

Answer 31

when a person's core beliefs change

Question 32

Arousing emotions is not enough, but also have to modify _____ supporting those emotions.

Answer 32

cognitions

Question 33

Cognitive therapy is the power of ______ thinking, NOT the power of positive thinking.

Answer 33

REALISTIC

Question 34

Deepest beliefs are tied to _____ ______

Answer 34

deepest feelings

Question 35

A client's pain the counselors...?

Answer 35

Ally (provides direction)

Question 36

T/F. There is equal responsibility for client change.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Cognitive therapist invites client to participate in __-_______.

Answer 37

co-investigation

Question 38

The ____ is expert on his/her own experience

Answer 38

CLIENT

Question 39

Techniques used:

Answer 39

1. socratic dialogue 2. examining evidence 3. scaling 4. cost/benefit analysis 5. define terms 6. semantic method 7. double-standard technique 8. reattribution

Question 40

Counselor moves from more _____ to less ____.

Answer 40

directive;directive

Question 41

Does the counselor take a thorough history of client's developmental history?

Answer 41

Yes!

Question 42

When the client brings in distressing situations, you examine for _____ _____.

Answer 42

cognitive disortions

Question 43

Cognitive therapy is designed to be short or long term?

Answer 43

short, 12-25 sessions

Question 44

What is the goal of the first session?

Answer 44

to allow client to experience power of cognitive therapy through some kind of symptom relief