CBT Flashcards
What is CBT’s theory of change?
Change occurs by learning to modify dysfunctional thought patterns by understanding the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
What is the role of therapist in CBT?
A collaborative teacher who uses structured learning
experiences to teach clients to monitor and write down their negative
thoughts and mental images
What is the goal of CBT?
To recognize how client’s ideas affect mood, behavior and physical condition.
What type of coping skills do CBT therapists teach?
problem solving and scheduling pleasurable experiences. Often assigns hw between sessions.
What are some treatment goals of CBT (How do therapists help relieve symptoms/problems?)
Develop healthy coping skills and strategies, learn to recognize negative thinking patterns and evaluate their validity. Replace negative thinking patterns with healthier ways of thinking.
What are the 3 parts of the negative cognitive triad?
- View of self (“I’m not worth anything.”)
- View of the world (“Everybody hates me.”)
- View of prospects for the future (“There are no hopes for my future.”)
What are automatic thoughts?
Thoughts about ourselves or others that individuals
are often not aware of and thus are not assessed for accuracy or relevancy.
What are Maladaptive Automatic Thoughts?
Automatic thoughts that are
typically centered on negative themes or distorted reflections that are
accepted as true.
What are Schemas?
A network of rules/templates for information processing that are
shaped by developmental influences and other life experiences. These rules
dictate how individuals think about and interpret the world and play a role in
regulating self-worth and coping skills. Changing schemas is a major target
of CBT.
What is Overgeneralization in CBT?
Single negative event is seen as a never-ending pattern
of defeat. One mistake leads to “I never do anything right”
What is an Arbitrary Inference?
Cognitive distortion that leads to drawing conclusions
without evidence or facts to support those conclusions. ex: As John walked down the street he thought to himself “Everyone can tell that I’m a loser”
What is selective abstraction?
A detail is taken out of context and believed while everything else in the context is ignored. Example: You make a presentation at work. Everyone provides positive feedback except for one person. You focus on the negative feedback and it makes you feel like a POS.
What is Personalization?
Seeing yourself as a cause of negative external event
What is Polarized Thinking?
Thinking in extremes, viewing things as black or white
