Cognitive Behavioral, Existential, Family Systems

Question 1

Cognitive View of pathology

Answer 1

(Beck, 1976, Beck 2011) Faulty information processing via cognitive distortions which are reinforced
Faulty schema lead to cognitive vulnerabilities that can be triggered

Question 2

Components of cognitive therapy

Answer 2

collaborative process
empirical investigation
reality testing
problem solving

Question 3

Cognitive distortions

Think OMPAA

Answer 3

(Beck, 1976)
-Overgeneralization
-Magnification/minimization (This is a huge deal or this is nothing)
-Personalization (this is my fault)
Arbitrary inference (because of x, y must be true)
-all or nothing thinking

Question 4

Cognitive Treatment Techniques

Answer 4

(Beck, 1976)

• collaborative empiricism using the 3 column technique (automatic thoughts, cognitive distortion, rational/ alternative response )
• continuous evaluations (through homework, rating scales)
• cognitive specificity (autoprograming, automatic thoughts, systematic biases)
• -guided discovery (Socratic questioning)

Question 5

Cognitive: curative factor

Answer 5

(Beck, 1976)

-help client identify fault schemas and change core beliefs to relieve symptoms

Question 6

REBT: Cause, result, and maintenance of pathology

Answer 6

(Ellis, 1960/1973)

• irrational beliefs lead to emotional disturbances
• irrational beliefs come from childhood dogmas and superstitions
• -reindoctrination of irrational beliefs occurs; we pick out things that support our belief system–we condition ourselves

Question 7

REBT: Summary (ABC’s)

Answer 7

(Ellis,& Dryden 1987)
-Activating Event
-Belief; rational or irrational
-Consequences-emotional/behavioral
-Disputing , debating, discriminating (between beliefs that are self-helping vs self-defeating)
E-effective philosophy developed
F-new feelings created (distress put in proper perspective)

Question 8

REBT: Technique

Answer 8

(Ellis, 1960)

o	Acknowledge responsibility
o	Accept we have to change
o	Recognize emotional problems come from irrational beliefs
o	Identify irrational beliefs
o	Dispute foolish beliefs rigorously
o	Hard work emotionally and behaviorally
o	Practice REBT for the rest of life