Treatments

Question 1

use of CBT for psychosis

Answer 1

originally developed to provide treatment for residual symptoms of SZ that, despite the use of medication

aims to deal with patients with persistent positive and negative functions, just improving patients functioning in general

Question 2

mode of action of CBT for psychosis

Answer 2

patients are encouraged to evaluate the context of their decisions or voices and test the validity of their beliefs.

Set behavioural assignments to improve functioning

distorted thinking + maladaptive beliefs are identified with the help of a therapist working for alternative strategies

Question 3

the following stages of CBT

Answer 3

assessment
engagement
The ABC model
Normalisation
Critical Collaborative Analysis
Developing Alternative Explanations

Question 4

what is stage of assessment

Answer 4

the patient expresses thoughts about experiences and realistic goals are discussed

Question 5

what is the engagement stage

Answer 5

therapists emphasises with patients perspectives and stresses that explanations will be explored together

Question 6

what is the ABC model

Answer 6

patients talk about their activating events(A) due to our beliefs (B) cause consequences (C)

The patients own belief which are the cause of C can be rationalised disrupted and changed

Question 7

what is the normalisation stage

Answer 7

The therapist explains that many people experience unusual thoughts, helping the patient feel less isolated or “abnormal”.

Question 8

the social