CBT

Question 1

What does CBT stand for?

Answer 1

Cognitive-behavioural therapy

Question 2

What is CBT?

Answer 2

It is a form of psychological treatment that is used to treat people with a wide range of mental disorders

Question 3

What two elements does CBT include?

Answer 3

• cognitive element which aims to change maladaptive thoughts and beliefs
• the behavioural element which aims to change the behaviour in response to these thoughts and beliefs

Question 4

What components are usually involved in CBT?

Answer 4

Homework, behavioural activation and unconditional positive regard

Question 5

How does Beck use CBT?

Answer 5

• identify thought using the negative triad
• once identified thoughts are challenged
• aim is to help patients test the reality of their negative beliefs
• set homework
• use the evidence of the homework to refute future negative comments

Question 6

What is homework in CBT?

Answer 6

Patients are assigned homework for example, going out with friends on a drink because they had been scared of going outside (unless it is necessary)
Homework is essential for testing irrational beliefs against reality and putting new rational beliefs into practice

Question 7

What is behavioural activism

Answer 7

it involves encouraging depressed clients to become more active as being active leads to rewards that act as an anecdote to depression
a behavioural characteristic of depression is loss of interest in hobbies
In CBT therapists identify pleasurable characteristics that help deal with cognitive obstacles

Question 8

What is unconditional positive regard and who made it?

Answer 8

Ellis Albert
- providing respect and appreciation regardless of what the client does will facilitate a change in beliefs and attitudes