CBT treatment Flashcards
what is CBT?
it involves an initial assessment of the patient by a therapist, where the patient’s symptoms and problems are clarified.
- although CBT cannot cure SZ many patients may find it comforting to understand that causes of their symptoms.
what is a strength of CBT?
turkington et al found that CBT could be used to challenge a patient’s paranoid beliefs about being targeted by the mafia
- more effective behaviours are put into place by questioning the reality of patient’s beliefs and considering other more reasonable alternatives
what is a weakness of CBT?
there are serious ethical issues because the therapist has control over the patient’s views. this means that by challenging the idea of a mafia as a controlling government instead - the therapy is infiltrating into the patient’s personal belief
