CBT Flashcards
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
What are the stages of CBT?
Functional Analysis - Client’s irrational thoughts are identified, with a journal being provided to keep track of future progress.
Cognitive Restructuring - A Rational thought is built up, with the therapist asking for evidence of an irrational thought (so the Rational thought goes against it).
Behavioural Change - Homework tasks are set to create a behavioural change.
Relapse Prevention - Client is taught how to prevent relapse, which overall restructures thoughts to ignore previous irrational thought.
What is the strength of CBT?
Zero side-effects means that it’s harder for CBT to hold back clients.
They won’t have a desire not to do it because of this, or quit.
What is the weakness of CBT?
Very demanding, so it’d harder to keep up with. If a client is already stressed, this could simply make them more stressed due to the HW tasks.
What is Functional Analysis?
Clients irrational thoughts are identified by practitioner + they’re given a journal.
What is Cognitive Restructuring?
A new rational thought it built up now the practitioner knows the Client’s irrational thoughts (previous stage).
They get evidence of an irrational thought so the Rational thought will prevent it.
What is Behaviour Change? (CBT)
Homework tasks are assigned to practice the client’s new rational thought (from cognitive restructuring).
What is Relapse Prevention? (CBT)
Client is taught how to prevent relapse so they keep their new rational thought they practiced (from cognitive restructuring).
