Cognitive Flashcards

1
Q

Who is associated with this theory?

A

Beck

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2
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What did Beck train as?

A

A psychoanalyst

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3
Q

People are born with motive to _____.

A

survive

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4
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How do we determine if survival is being served?

A

By pleasure/pain/emotions

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5
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We are all born with _____ temperaments.

A

unique

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6
Q

What consists of the structure of the psyche?

A

Systems, schemas, & modes

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7
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What are the 5 survival-supporting systems?

A
cognitive
emotional
physiological
motivational
behavioral
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8
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What are schemas?

A

Core phenomena within the system, &

represents a range of experience from disorder to optimal functioning.

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9
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What is the mode?

A

all systems acting simultaneously

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10
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Cognitive:

A

core beliefs; about danger, violation, loss, gain

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11
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Emotional:

A

core emotions; fear, anger, sadness, happiness

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12
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Motivational:

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core impulses; escape, attack, seek, approach, fight or flight response

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13
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Behavioral:

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core actions; shaking, crying, smiling (visible)

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14
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Physiological:

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core ways the body’s autonomic, motor, & sensory systems are energized; tension, heart rate, energetically charged, depressed (not visible)

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15
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What is orienting mode?

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constant process of scanning the environment for threats; contains core beliefs about threat & opportunity in template form (danger, failure, rejection)

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16
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What is minor mode?

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no match with template or opportunity; dormant state, waiting activation; working on one’s own garden; has COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY

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17
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Major or primal mode:

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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

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18
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Conscious control system:

A

ind. of modes

de-energize by acting on one’s cognitive & behavioral systems (relaxation, breathing) (aka voice of reason)

19
Q

Contents of cognitive system are _____ in place at birth.

A

NOT

20
Q

What are the cognitions that are hierarchically organized by on availability to awareness & stability?

A
  1. schemas/core beliefs
  2. assumptions/intermediate beliefs
  3. automatic thoughts
  4. voluntary thoughts
21
Q

Schemas/core beliefs:

A

least available to awareness & most stable; formed early childhood; NOT conscious; readily available to consciousness IF ONE SEEKS THEM

22
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Assumptions/intermediate beliefs:

A

more available to awareness, less stable; intermediate beliefs made up of rules; if-then, propositions, shoulds; arise from schemas.

23
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Automatic thoughts:

A

even more available to awareness & less stable; arise from assumptions in specific situations

24
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Voluntary thoughts:

A

most available to awareness & least stable; (I am going to have a hamburger instead of a turkey sandwich)

25
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Social Learning Theory:

A

environment influences our beliefs; influenced by conditioning & modeling & vicarious learning (ex: not wanting to go to jail even tho never been before)

26
Q

Although personality comes from interactions between innate disposition & env., which is the greater influence?

A

environment

27
Q

Healthy person is made up of:

A
  1. less bias in core beliefs
  2. most of the time in minor modes
  3. easy access to conscious control system
  4. modal flexibility-shift from major to minor
    Cognitive schemas are reasonable & functional
28
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Unhealthy functioning:

A

biased core beliefs
chronic activation of major modes
less access to conscious control system
may be extreme enough for DSM diagnosis

29
Q

Persistent danger becomes…?

A

anxiety mode

30
Q

Cognitive triad:

A

exaggerated & persistently negative view of oneself, world, & future
associated with hopelessness–> high predictor of suicide

31
Q

When does a personality change occur?

A

when a person’s core beliefs change

32
Q

Arousing emotions is not enough, but also have to modify _____ supporting those emotions.

A

cognitions

33
Q

Cognitive therapy is the power of ______ thinking, NOT the power of positive thinking.

A

REALISTIC

34
Q

Deepest beliefs are tied to _____ ______

A

deepest feelings

35
Q

A client’s pain the counselors…?

A

Ally (provides direction)

36
Q

T/F. There is equal responsibility for client change.

A

True

37
Q

Cognitive therapist invites client to participate in __-_______.

A

co-investigation

38
Q

The ____ is expert on his/her own experience

A

CLIENT

39
Q

Techniques used:

A
  1. socratic dialogue
  2. examining evidence
  3. scaling
  4. cost/benefit analysis
  5. define terms
  6. semantic method
  7. double-standard technique
  8. reattribution
40
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Counselor moves from more _____ to less ____.

A

directive;directive

41
Q

Does the counselor take a thorough history of client’s developmental history?

A

Yes!

42
Q

When the client brings in distressing situations, you examine for _____ _____.

A

cognitive disortions

43
Q

Cognitive therapy is designed to be short or long term?

A

short, 12-25 sessions

44
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What is the goal of the first session?

A

to allow client to experience power of cognitive therapy through some kind of symptom relief