CTSR

Question 1

How does eliciting key cognition?

Answer 1

Used Socratic questioning and ABC thought records to uncover self-critical thoughts like “I’m a failure.”
Helps the client externalise their automatic negative thoughts, identify patterns, and begin to challenge them.

Question 2

How does eliciting behaviours?

Answer 2

Explored current behaviours using functional analysis (e.g., avoiding social contact and gym).
Identified safety-seeking behaviours maintaining low mood and anxiety. Targeted these using behavioural activation and exposure.

Question 3

How does Guided discovery work?

Answer 3

Used Socratic questions to help the client explore and test beliefs like “I’m worthless”
Encouraged reflection on evidence, identified distortions, and supported behavioural experiments to test anxious predictions.

Question 4

How do maintenance cycles prolong symptoms?

Answer 4

1. Reduces positive experiences,
2. Reinforcing a low mood
3. Preventing disconfirming evidence against negative beliefs.