Behavior and Cognitive Therapy

Question 1

What is Psychotherapy

Answer 1

This is when a psychologist or other trained professional helps an individual or a group with their problems and provides solutions

Question 2

What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - HIPPA

Answer 2

This sets limits how patient and client information is shared

Question 3

What is Behavior Therapy

Answer 3

This is a type of treatment based on classical and operant conditioning, it deals with removing a disliked behavior and replacing it with acceptable behavior, it is action-based

Question 4

Behavior Therapy Based in Classical Conditioning

Answer 4

1. Exposure Treatments
2. Flooding
3. Systematic Desensitization
4. Aversion Therapy

Question 5

What is Exposure Therapy

Answer 5

This therapy is used to treat anxiety disorders, the individual is exposed to the thing they fear with out the intention of causing danger

Question 6

What is Flooding

Answer 6

This is a type of therapy that exposes the individual to what they fear intensely and rapidly, it is multiple

Question 7

What is Systematic Desensitization

Answer 7

This is a type of behavioral therapy that takes things slowly when it comes to exposure to what they fear, the client decides on what they can handle from lowest to highest

Question 8

What is Aversion Therapy

Answer 8

This type of therapy deals with adding unwanted effects to undesirable behavior

Question 9

Behavior Therapy Based on Operant Conditioning

Answer 9

1. Token Economy
2. Biofeedback
3. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist
4. Rational-Emotive Therapy
5. Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy

Question 10

What is Token Economy

Answer 10

This is when tokens/rewards are given or exchanged for desired behavior

Question 11

What is Biofeedback

Answer 11

This deals with using visual or auditory feedback to gain control over involuntary bodily functions

Question 12

What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist

Answer 12

It says that human emotions and behavior are mostly generated by ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and thinking.

Question 13

What are Thinking Errors

Answer 13

This is what happens when we are suffering conflict, poor stability, or stressful events

Question 14

Types of Thinking Errors

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1. Black and white thinking
2. Filtering out the positive
3. Fortune telling
4. Emotional reasoning
5. labeling
6. Overgeneralization
7. Catastrophizing
8. Should Statements
9. Blame
10. All or Nothing thinking

Question 15

What is Rational-Emotive Therapy (REBT)

Answer 15

Developed in the 1950s by Albert Ellis, psychological problems arise when we have irrational thoughts, which leads to distressful behavioral consequences. This is done by pointing out the individual’s unrealistic thoughts to them.

Question 16

What is the Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy

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Deals with the idea that how we think (cognition), feel (emotion), and act (behavior) all interact together. You learn skills to help change your pattern of thinking

Question 17

Differences between REBT and CBT

Answer 17

REBT: directly challenges the client’s irrational thoughts, this is more therapist directed
CBT: you are working together with the therapist, this uses behavioral techniques to change or confront thoughts