CBTs Flashcards
what are the 2 waves of CBT
first wave-behaviour therapy
2nd wave- cognitive therapy
when was behavioural therapy developed? and what did it mainly address
Developed in 1950s and 1960s to mainly address anxiety difficulties (classical and operant conditioning, desenstization etc)
behaviour therpay was interested in observable bhevaiours, not….
unobservable mental states
what is classical conditioning and who first coined it
an unconditioned stimulus becomes paired with a fear response even though the stimulus itself is not harmful; BF Skinner
what is operant conditiong and who first coined it
Operant conditioning (the consequences of a behaviour will either reinforce or
extinguish the behaviour over time; B.F. Skinner
what is an important aspect of behavioral therapy
1.Systematic desensitisation (gradual exposure to feared or avoided stimuli)
BT eventually used for a wide variety of issues beyond anxiety…like what
e.g. autism, ADHD, conduct disorder, addiction counselling, parenting work
in cognitive-based therapy there was an Increasing recognition within BT that behaviour needs to be understood within…
context of thoughts and emotions
fill in the following based on ancient Greek philosophies
people are disturbed not by things but..
the view which they take of them”
who developed the rational emotive therapy (RET)
Albert Ellis developed RET in the 1960s
why was RET developed
to confront clients’ irrational beliefs (eg “should” statements) that caused distress and unhelpful relational patterns
what did Aaron Beck’s cognitive theory of depression (negative views of self, others, world) emphasise?
collaborative discovery of automatic negative thoughts and then solving them
CBT emerged as an integration of what two theories
behavioural therapy and cognitive therapy
what is the goal of 2nd wave CBT
work collaboratively with the client to ID and modify Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs)
according to cbt what creates distressing feelings
not the situation itself, but irrational way we think about or make meaning about the situation
why can Two people experience the same situation/events but respond to them in very
different ways
because they make different meanings about these experiences – the meanings we make affect how we feel and how we behave
how are we constantly assigning meaning to our experiences
implicitly, automatically, without much conscious engagement with the meaning-making process
fill in the blank:
Negative automatic thoughts arise … in the moment, without us reflecting or weighing them up; we don’t give them the same consideration as other thoughts,
because …
spontaneously
we just assume to be true
if we do not consciously control our feelings and often aren’t consciously aware of them, then what do we do -
we just become aware of how they make us feel
how do our unconscious feelings manifest
(often intense negative emotions like anxiety, shame, anger, guilt, despair)
when you notice a strong negative feeling, what should u do
pay attention to what thoughts come to
mind in that situation
provide 3 examples of ANTs
● I’ll never make it
● I’m useless
● I always mess things up
name 2 examples of ANTs trigger situations
criticism, conflict
if ANTs are not facts what are they
they are cognitive reflexes linked to core beliefs we hold about ourselves
give me 3 examples of ANTs associated with beliefs
● I mustn’t be too needy/demanding
● I have to be responsible for looking after everyone
● I can’t trust anybody
Often we are not cognitively conscious of these core beliefs, but with the help of a cognitive
therapist, what can we do
we can work backwards from out automatic thoughts to ID these core beliefs
name 5 out of the 10 Common Cognitive Distortions that Characterise ANTs
- All-or-Nothing Thinking
- Overgeneralisation
- Mental Filter
- Disqualifying the Positive
- Jumping to Conclusions
what are two key aspects of all or nothing thinking as a Common Cognitive Distortion that Characterise ANTs
● See things in black and white categories -> imbalanced perspective
● If you fall even a little bit short of perfect, see self as total failure
define Overgeneralisation
● Make broad conclusions that a singular event represents a pattern of defeat
● Use words such as “always” and “never” + ignore exceptions