CBT

Question 1

Define CBT

Answer 1

Therapy focused on…
- modifying dysfunctional thinking & behavior to improve symptoms
- modifying dysfunctional beliefs which underlying dysfunctional thinking

Question 2

Describe the negative triad associated with depression (cognitive specificity)

Answer 2

self: i am incompetent
others: people don’t care about me
future: the future is bleak

Question 3

Describe the negative triad associated with anxiety (cognitive specificity)

Answer 3

self: i am unable to protect myself
others: people will humiliate me
future: it’s a matter of time before I am embarrased

Question 4

Define automatic thoughts

Answer 4

• come on spontaneously
• can be subconscious, incomplete, non-rational
• hard to turn off, articulate

Question 5

List the 6 major cognitive distortions

Answer 5

• emotional reasoning (feelings are fact)
• anticipating negative outcomes (catastrophizing)
• all or nothing thinking (black/white)
• mind reading
• personalization
• mental filter (ignoring the positive)

Question 6

Describe the major types of core beliefs that underlie automatic thoughts

Answer 6

• helpless core beliefs
• unlovable core beliefs
• worthless core beliefs

Question 7

List some behavioral interventions used in CBT

Answer 7

• breathing retraining
• relaxation
• behavioral activation
• interpersonal effectiveness training
• problem solving skills
• exposure/respones prevention
• social skills training
• graded task assignment

Question 8

List some cognitive interventions used in CBT

Answer 8

• monitoring automatic thoughts
• teaching imagery techniques
• promoting cognitive restructuring
• examining alternative evidence
• modifying core beliefs
• generating rational alternatives

Question 9

What are the major applications of CBT

Answer 9

• mood disorders
• anxiety disorders
• insomnia
• eating disorders
• marital problems
• behavioral medicine (HA, insomnia, pain, smoking, body dysmorphia)