CBTp A01

Question 1

what is CBT?

Answer 1

a mix of cognitive and behavioural therapy

Question 2

what is CBTp used for?

Answer 2

to help patients identify and correct their faulty interpretations

Question 3

how many sessions do NICE recommend?

Answer 3

16

Question 4

what does CBTp help people do?

Answer 4

to establish links between their thoughts and feelings to their symptoms

Question 5

name 3 stages of CBTp

Answer 5

assessment, engagement and critical collaborative analysis

Question 6

describe critical collaborative analysis

Answer 6

the therapist uses gentle questioning without distressing the patient to help them understand their illogical conclusions

Question 7

what are patients encouraged to do?

Answer 7

to trace back the origins of their symptoms to see what may have caused them and to evaluate the content of their delusions and to test the validity of their beliefs.

Question 8

why might patients be set behavioural assignments?

Answer 8

to improve their general level of functioning