Cognitive Flashcards
Who is associated with this theory?
Beck
What did Beck train as?
A psychoanalyst
People are born with motive to _____.
survive
How do we determine if survival is being served?
By pleasure/pain/emotions
We are all born with _____ temperaments.
unique
What consists of the structure of the psyche?
Systems, schemas, & modes
What are the 5 survival-supporting systems?
cognitive emotional physiological motivational behavioral
What are schemas?
Core phenomena within the system, &
represents a range of experience from disorder to optimal functioning.
What is the mode?
all systems acting simultaneously
Cognitive:
core beliefs; about danger, violation, loss, gain
Emotional:
core emotions; fear, anger, sadness, happiness
Motivational:
core impulses; escape, attack, seek, approach, fight or flight response
Behavioral:
core actions; shaking, crying, smiling (visible)
Physiological:
core ways the body’s autonomic, motor, & sensory systems are energized; tension, heart rate, energetically charged, depressed (not visible)
What is orienting mode?
constant process of scanning the environment for threats; contains core beliefs about threat & opportunity in template form (danger, failure, rejection)
What is minor mode?
no match with template or opportunity; dormant state, waiting activation; working on one’s own garden; has COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY
Major or primal mode:
perceived env. circumstances match template of threat or opportunity; charge lingers for some time before returning to minor mode; anxiety, anger, sadness, joy. COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY
Conscious control system:
ind. of modes
de-energize by acting on one’s cognitive & behavioral systems (relaxation, breathing) (aka voice of reason)
Contents of cognitive system are _____ in place at birth.
NOT
What are the cognitions that are hierarchically organized by on availability to awareness & stability?
- schemas/core beliefs
- assumptions/intermediate beliefs
- automatic thoughts
- voluntary thoughts
Schemas/core beliefs:
least available to awareness & most stable; formed early childhood; NOT conscious; readily available to consciousness IF ONE SEEKS THEM
Assumptions/intermediate beliefs:
more available to awareness, less stable; intermediate beliefs made up of rules; if-then, propositions, shoulds; arise from schemas.
Automatic thoughts:
even more available to awareness & less stable; arise from assumptions in specific situations
Voluntary thoughts:
most available to awareness & least stable; (I am going to have a hamburger instead of a turkey sandwich)
Social Learning Theory:
environment influences our beliefs; influenced by conditioning & modeling & vicarious learning (ex: not wanting to go to jail even tho never been before)
Although personality comes from interactions between innate disposition & env., which is the greater influence?
environment
Healthy person is made up of:
- less bias in core beliefs
- most of the time in minor modes
- easy access to conscious control system
- modal flexibility-shift from major to minor
Cognitive schemas are reasonable & functional
Unhealthy functioning:
biased core beliefs
chronic activation of major modes
less access to conscious control system
may be extreme enough for DSM diagnosis
Persistent danger becomes…?
anxiety mode
Cognitive triad:
exaggerated & persistently negative view of oneself, world, & future
associated with hopelessness–> high predictor of suicide
When does a personality change occur?
when a person’s core beliefs change
Arousing emotions is not enough, but also have to modify _____ supporting those emotions.
cognitions
Cognitive therapy is the power of ______ thinking, NOT the power of positive thinking.
REALISTIC
Deepest beliefs are tied to _____ ______
deepest feelings
A client’s pain the counselors…?
Ally (provides direction)
T/F. There is equal responsibility for client change.
True
Cognitive therapist invites client to participate in __-_______.
co-investigation
The ____ is expert on his/her own experience
CLIENT
Techniques used:
- socratic dialogue
- examining evidence
- scaling
- cost/benefit analysis
- define terms
- semantic method
- double-standard technique
- reattribution
Counselor moves from more _____ to less ____.
directive;directive
Does the counselor take a thorough history of client’s developmental history?
Yes!
When the client brings in distressing situations, you examine for _____ _____.
cognitive disortions
Cognitive therapy is designed to be short or long term?
short, 12-25 sessions
What is the goal of the first session?
to allow client to experience power of cognitive therapy through some kind of symptom relief
