Treating Depression: Lesson 28

Question 1

What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?

Answer 1

• based on behavioural & cognitive techniques
• makes client aware of relationship between thoughts, emotion & action
• changes how people think and behave

Question 2

What is spoken about I’m CBT?

Answer 2

• how you think about yourself & others
• how what you do affects thoughts & feelings

Question 3

What does CBT deal with?

Answer 3

• Challenges negative thoughts
• Uses behavioural techniques
• Breaks-down cycle of maladaptive thinking, feeling & behaviour
• Focus on now problems

Question 4

What’s the process of CBT?

Answer 4

1) Assessment
2) Formulation & goals
3) Treatment
4) Homework & Monitering
5) complete

Question 5

What techniques do the therapists use?

Answer 5

Techniques influenced by Beck or/and Ellis

Question 6

What is Becks technique which is used in CBT?

Answer 6

• Assesment to see severity of condition
• Baseline established prior to treatment
• Client says how they perceive themselves, future & world

Question 7

What is reality testing?

Answer 7

Ask client to demonstrate ability to succeed

Question 8

What is Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy ?

Answer 8

• extends ABC to ACBDE, dispute & effect
• aims to identify irrational thought
• argues irrational thoughts are the cause of emotional distress

Question 9

What disputes did Ellis identify?

Answer 9

• Empirical arguments: is your demand consistent with reality
• Logical arguments: is it logical that you can rate your whole self off of part of yourself
• Pragmatic arguments: what are the consequences of discomfort intolerance belief

Question 10

How is CBT effective?

Answer 10

• Effective in reducing symptoms of depression & preventing relapse
• As effective as anti-depressants for many types

Question 11

How is CBT not effective?

Answer 11

• Some cases are too severe so patient can’t motivate themselves into going to therapy
• Can take anti-depressants then CBT
• CBT isn’t sole treatment

Question 12

What are the recovery rates for the different treatments for Depression?

Answer 12

• Drugs alone =55%
• CBT alone = 52%
• Drugs & CBT = 85%

Question 13

How effective is CBT?

Answer 13

• Quality of therapist patient relationship makes biggest impact on success rather than treatment
• Focuses on here & now, not childhood experience
• Focusing on mind may minimise environment they’re living in

Question 14

What are strengths of CBT?

Answer 14

• Client actively involved in recovery
• Not physically invasive
• Learn to help themselves
• It works

Question 15

What are weaknesses of CBT?

Answer 15

• Client can form dependency on therapist
• Not effective to those resistant to change
• Not a quick fix

Question 16

How does CBT affect the economy?

Answer 16

• More knowledge on treatments leads to more contributing members of society
• Depression will be the biggest disease
• If research shoes you’re less likely to relapse after CBT less people will stay off of work