06a_REBT and CBT

Question 1

Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT):

A-B-C Model

Answer 1

A = Activating event

B = Belief about Activating Event

C = Consequence = emotion or behavior that results from the the Belief

Question 2

REBT Core Assumption

Answer 2

Emotional/behavioral responses to events are due to beliefs about the event, rather than the event itself

Question 3

REBT:

Conceptualization of the Primary cause of Neurosis

Answer 3

Continual repetition of common irrational beliefs

E.g.

• It is necessary to be loved by everyone
• One should be thoroughly competent, intelligent, achieving in all respects

Question 4

REBT

Characteristics of irrational beliefs

Answer 4

Dogmatic demands (must’s and should’s)

“Awfulizing”

Low frustration tolerance

Negative evaluation of self and others

Question 5

REBT:

Three biological tendencies that Ellis believed interfere with the ability to think productively and rationally

Answer 5

Negativism

Moodiness

Excitement-seeking

Question 6

REBT:

Factors D and E

Answer 6

D = therapist’s attempt to dispute and alter irrational beliefs

E = Alternative thoughts and beliefs that result from D

Question 7

REBT:

Therapeutic Interaction Style

Answer 7

Educational

Confrontational

Persuasive

Question 8

REBT:

Therapeutic techniques

Answer 8

Modeling

Behavior reversal

Problem solving

In vivo desensitization

Rational emotive imagery

Cognitive homework assignments

Question 9

Beck’s Cognitive Therapy:

Cognitive Schemas

Answer 9

Underlying cognitive structures and rules

Consist of core beliefs

Determine how individuals interpret their experiences

Revealed by automatic thoughts

Supported by cognitive distortions

Question 10

Cognitive schemas:

Etiology

Answer 10

Develop early in life from biological, developmental, and environmental factors

Can be functional or dysfunctional

Question 11

Cognitive schemas:

Activation

Answer 11

May be dormant until activated by internal or external stress

Especially stress caused by the conditions similar to those under which they originally developed

Question 12

Cognitive therapy:

Automatic thoughts

Answer 12

Surface-level cognitions

Intercede between an event or stimulus and the individual’s emotional and behavioral reactions

Question 13

Automatic thoughts as Mediators

Answer 13

ATs are not necessarily associated with dysfunction

ATs contribute to dysfunction when they are the result of maladaptive schemas

And when they are frequent, persistent, and not critically examined

Question 14

Cognitive therapy:

Cognitive distortions

Answer 14

Systematic errors or biases in information processing

Link between Maladaptive cognitive schemas and Negative automatic thoughts

Question 15

Common Cognitive Distortions

Answer 15

Arbitrary inference

Overgeneralization

Selective abstraction

Personalization

Dichotomous thinking

Emotional reasoning

Question 16

Beck’s Cognitive Triad

Answer 16

Depression involves a negative view of oneself, the world, and the future

Question 17

Cognitive Therapy Techniques

Collaborative empiricism

Answer 17

Therapist and client collaborate to gather evidence and test hypotheses about client’s beliefs and assumptions

Question 18

Characteristics of Cognitive therapy

Answer 18

Time-limited

Structured

Goal oriented

Question 19

Cognitive therapy:

The role of Affect in the Therapeutic Process

Answer 19

Relevant cognitions become accessible and modifiable only with affect arousal

Consequently, imagery and other techniques are used to elicit affect

Question 20

Socratic Dialogue

Answer 20

Guided discovery

Questions designed to help client reach logical conclusions about a problem and its consequences

Question 21

Cognitive Therapy:

Interaction between Schemas and Pathology

Answer 21

Activation of dysfunctional schemas impair ability to think rationally and predispose individuals to depression or other disorders