CBT

Question 1

What is the AIM?

Answer 1

identify the irrational and delusional thoughts and change them into rational via disputing

Question 2

Explain the first step of Identification?

Answer 2

identify the irrational thoughts

Question 3

Explain the second step of cognitive strategy?

Answer 3

challenge the irrational and delusional thoughts and encourage them to find a more less threatening explanation.
-emprirical disputing ask for evidence for there delusions

Question 4

What does disputing help with?

Answer 4

-understand the del and hall arent real and explain it is a symp of schz
-plausible explanation, reduce anxiety

Question 5

What is Behavioral strategy?

Answer 5

Teach them self distracting techniques.

Question 6

What are the evaluations?

Answer 6

-RTS Juahar et al
-motivation and commitment

Question 7

Explain the evaluation of RTS?

Answer 7

-reviewed results 34 studies of CBT as treatment
-concluded had significant but small effect on positive and negative symptoms
-effectivive challenging the irrational thoughts reduces symptoms of schiz
-note that 34 stduies small impact
-doubt effectivneess and validity

Question 8

Explain the evaluation of motivation and commitment.

Answer 8

-attend sessions
-negative symptoms of avolition lack
-engage w therapy
-positive symptoms delusional lack of awareness of inaccurate percpetion of reality
-may not be effective alone but as combonation

Question 9

Explain the evaluation of chemical dependence.

Answer 9

-cbt allows individual to indetify and challenge ther irration and delusional thoughts independently
-unlike drug therapy chemical strainjacket
-drug has control over hte acitivty of the neurotransmitters dopamine
-cause dependance
-effective long term