Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Question 1

What is a dysfunctional thought diary?

Answer 1

Clients are asked to keep a record of the events leading up to any unpleasant emotions experienced. Then record the automatic negative thoughts associated with and rate how much they believe in these thoughts. Clients are then required to write a rational response to the thoughts and rate their belief in this rational response. Clients then re-rate

Question 2

What is cognitive restructuring?

Answer 2

Once a client has revealed more about their thought patterns to the therapist, they can then work together on identifying and changing negative thinking patterns

Question 3

What is pleasant activity scheduling?

Answer 3

Asking the client to plan for each day one pleasant activity they will engage in.W

Question 4

What are the benefits of pleasant activity scheduling?

Answer 4

Thought that engaging in these pleasant activities will induce more positive emtions and that focusing on new things will detract from negative thinking patterns

Question 5

What evidence is there supporting CBT?

Answer 5

Highly effective in treating depression and anxiety.
Jarrett et al (1999) found that CBT was as effective as some antidepressant drugs

Question 6

How does CBT empower the client?

Answer 6

Develops their own coping strategies and recognises that people have free will to do this

Question 7

How does CBT blame the client?

Answer 7

As the client is responsible for their disorder. Therefore blaming the individual for the way they think/feel/behave is not helpful