CBT, DBT Flashcards
Waves of CBFT development
First: behavioral
Second: cognitive and social learning
Third: contextual and experiential, mindfulness based
Aaron Beck
Major theorist in cognitive therapy
Focused on identifying and changing schemas that perpetuate problems
ABC theory: Albert Ellis
A: activating event
B: belief about A
C: emotional and behavioral consequence
All or nothing thinking
Dichotomous thinking: always/never, success/failure
Selective abstraction
Focusing on one detail while ignoring the context and other obvious details (failed as a parent because your child get a bad grade).
Overgeneralization
Generalizing 1 or 2 incidents to make a broad judgment about the essential character of a person. Jumping to conclusions.
Personalization
Form of arbitrary influence where external events are attributed to oneself. Taking things personally.
Arbitrary inference
a belief based on little evidence
Key concepts and overview of CBT
How do family members reinforce one another’s behaviors to maintain symptoms and relational patterns.
Assessment»target behaviors and thoughts for change»educate»replace and retrain»working alliance
Therapist’s role
Directive, teaching, coaching, educating
CBT assessment
obtain detailed behavioral and/or cognitive assessment of baseline functioning, including frequency, duration, and context of problem behaviors and thoughts
Case conceptualization
Problem definition: get the specific thoughts, behaviors, emotions Analysis of interaction patterns Functional analysis of the symptoms Cognitive distortions Schemas
Major theorist for DBT
Marsha Linehan
Philosophy of DBT
Emotion precedes the development of thought and strong emotions, traumatic experiences, and attachment wounds are the source of psychopathology.
Helps clients be present with, tolerate, and accept strong emotions in order to transform them
DBT assumptions
Clients want to get better and are doing the best they can There's a need for motivation Life is unbearable as currently lived New behavior must be learned Clients cannot fail in counseling Tools for tough circumstances
