The Cognitive Approach To Treating Depression - CBT

Question 1

Who was Cognitive Behavioural Therapy developed by?

Answer 1

Aaron Beck

Question 2

What is the aim of CBT?

Answer 2

To teach clients to rethink and challenge their negative/irrational thoughts

Question 3

CBT

Answer 3

Thought - what we think affects how we act and feel

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Emotion - What we feel affects how we think and do
Behaviour - What we do affects how we think and feel

Question 4

What does CBT focus on?

Answer 4

Active therapy which focuses on the ‘here and now’ rather than delving too much into the past

Question 5

How long does CBT last?

Answer 5

Brief therapy - 16 sessions over 4 months.

Question 6

Stage 1 of CBT

Answer 6

1.) Therapist & clients agree on the nature of the problem and set goals fort therapy.

Question 7

Stage 2 of CBT

Answer 7

Therapists helps the patient identify their negative thoughts and behaviours - patients record them using the ABC form. This involves the client being set homework tasks to complete outside of the sessions.

Question 8

Stage 3 of CBT

Answer 8

Therapist will challenge negative thoughts and help the client to change them by discussing the evidence for and against their negative thoughts in the sessions. The client is then set further homework to encourage to test out irrational beliefs which have been challenged in the sessions.

Question 9

Stage 4 of CBT

Answer 9

Behavioural activation happens when the client is asked to complete pleasurable activities as homework tasks.
Encourages them to return to normal functioning by returning to activities they enjoy.

Question 10

Stage 5 of CBT

Answer 10

As with all types of therapies, it is essential the therapist provides clients with unconditional positive regard to keep the therapy space safe.

Question 11

Challenging irrational thoughts - DFE

Answer 11

D - Disputing the irrational thoughts and beliefs
E - Effects of disputing and effective attitude to life
F - The new feelings that are produced.

Question 12

What is rational emotional behavioural therapy?

Answer 12

Focuses on challenging or disputing the irrational beliefs/thoughts and replacing them with rational beliefs. This was developed by Ellis as a continuation of his ABC model.

Question 13

Logical Disputing

Answer 13

Does thinking in this way make sense?

Question 14

Empirical disputing?

Answer 14

Where is the proof that this is accurate?

Question 15

Pragmatic disputing

Answer 15

How is this belief likely to help me?

Question 16

ABC…DEF

Answer 16

Activating Event
Belief
Consequence
Dispute
Effect
Feeling

Question 17

What does ABCDEF consist of?

Answer 17

Clients record any emotional - arousing events and the negative thoughts and behaviours attached to that event.
Rate their depression or anxiety
Then note a realistic thoughts that challenge these negative thoughts and a new constructive behaviour.
They re-rate their anxiety level based on the new outcome
Outcome - clients are trying out new ways of thinking