CBT Flashcards
Methods of Bx Assessment
Bxl interview Direct self-report Self-recording Bxl checklist Systematic naturalistic observation Simulated observation Role-playing Physiological measurement
Multimethod vs. Multimodal
Multimethod uses more than one of the 8 methods
Multimodal tries to get information about different modes or dimensions of bs
Methods of Cognitive Assessment
Thoughts and internal dialogue Beliefs Attributions Cognitive distortions Imagery Self-efficacy expectations Cognitive style
The ABC Model
The specific antecedents and consequences that cause an individual to perform a behavior.
The Process of Behavior Therapy
Clarify problem Formulate goals of tx Designate a target bx Identify maintaining conditions Design a tx plan to change the conditions Implement plan Evaluate success of plan Follow-up assesssment
Stimulus Control
Changing the maintaining antecedents of behavior
Used in obesity and insomnia
Use cues that elicit target behavior
Change antecedents and cues that elect undesirable bx
Contingency Management
Using the consequences of behavior to change that behavior through reinforcement (positive or negative)
Used in alcohol treatment, ABA therapy
Behavioral Activation
Lewinsohn: depression is due to lack of response contingent positive reinforcement
Engage in planned activation strategies that lead to sense of mastery
Response Cost
Remove a valued item or privilege as a consequence of undesirable bx (negative punishment)
Sunday Box
Token economies
Motivating client to perform desirable bxs.
Anna State Hospital token economy
Effective during treatment, but generalization is not guaranteed
“Harry” film
Relaxation Training
Used for medical problems (pain, heart problems)
Psychological problems (anxiety, panic, PTSD, insomnia)
Progressive muscle relaxation, applied relaxation
Brief/Graduated Exposure Therapy
For maladaptive anxiety
Systematic desensitization and In vivo desensitization
Systematic desensitization
Client imagines greater anxiety provoking situations while doing relaxation techniques
teaches competing response (relaxation)
Constructs a hierarchy of scenes (needs time to develop)
Desensitize
Works because of repeated safe exposure, in a gradual manner, while engaging in a competing response
In vivo desensitization/In vivo exposure
Might use relaxation Use hierarchy Option to terminate if uncomfortable Interoceptive exposure for panic More effective than SD Generalizes better than SD Can monitor avoidance Costly
Virtual Reality Exposure
significant reduction in PTSD symptoms in veterans
VRE is better than imaginal exposure and no better than in vivo