(12) Psychotherapy

Question 1

Is psychotherapist commonly a first or second career

Answer 1

Second

Question 2

Cognitive appraisal

Answer 2

How an individual makes sense of an experience

Question 3

Cognitive-Behavioural Approach

Answer 3

Cog appraisal, thoughts/feelings impact our actions, focus on establishing causal connections, changing thought -> change emotions/behvrs

Question 4

Humanistic approahc

Answer 4

Positive view of human potential, client is an expert of their own life

Question 5

Self-esteem

Answer 5

Foundational to mobilizing one’s strengths

Question 6

Who was a main theorist for the humanistic approach

Answer 6

Carl Rogers

Question 7

According to the humanistic approach, that is at the core of all problems

Answer 7

Interpersonal relationships

Question 8

Which type of therapist is most concerned with “personal growth”

Answer 8

Humanistic

Question 9

Advantages to CBT (5)

Answer 9

-Empirical evidence to support
-faster results
-can be combined with meds
-group CBT
-allows learning of coping strategies

Question 10

Disadvantages of CBT (6)

Answer 10

• Homework
• Requires active cooperation
• High drop-out
• Not quick fix
• No reference to past experience
• Lack of external factors

Question 11

“All or nothing” thought trap

Answer 11

Black and white thinking

Question 12

“Mental filter” thought trap

Answer 12

Only paying attention to certain types of evidence

Question 13

“Over-generalizing” thought trap

Answer 13

Seeing a pattern based on a single event/being overly broad in conclusions

Question 14

“Disqualifying the positive” thought trap

Answer 14

Discounting good things that have happened

Question 15

“Labelling” thought trap

Answer 15

Assigning labels to ourselves/others

Question 16

“Personalization” thought trap

Answer 16

Blaming yourself, taking responsibility for something that wasn’t your fault. OR blaming others for something that was your fault

Question 17

2 types of “Jumping to conclusions” thought trap

Answer 17

1. Mind reading (yk what others think)
2. Fortune telling (predicting future)

Question 18

“Emotional reasoning” thought trap

Answer 18

Assuming that because we feel a certain way that it must be true

Question 19

“Magnification & minimization” thought trap

Answer 19

Blowing things out of proportion or making something seem less important

Question 20

“Should” thought trap

Answer 20

Using words like should/must can create feelings of guilt, failure, or frustration

Question 21

What are the 7 columns in a thought record?

Answer 21

1. Situation/trigger
2. Feelings
3. Unhelpful thoughts
4. Facts that support
5. Facts that don’t
6. Alternative/realistic view
7. Outcome

Question 22

Why are thought records helpful?

Answer 22

Help clients practice skill of noticing/labelling unhelpful thinking patterns