Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Question 1

Theory of Change

Answer 1

Change occurs by learning to modify dysfunctional thought patterns. Once a patient understands the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, they are able to modify or change the patterns of thinking to cope with stressors in a more positive manner

Question 2

Role of Therapist

Answer 2

The therapist is a collaborative teacher who uses structured learning experiences that teach patients to monitor and write down their negative thoughts and mental images. The goal is to recognize how those ideas affect their mood, behavior, and physical
condition.
● Therapists also teach important coping skills, such as problem solving and scheduling
pleasurable experiences.
● The therapist creates structured sessions and provides homework for clients to continue to work on problems in-between visits

Question 3

Treatment Goals

Answer 3

Patients learn to recognize negative patterns of thought, evaluate their validity, and replace them with healthier ways of thinking.
● Patients’ symptoms or problems are relieved.
● Patients develop positive coping skills and strategies.

Question 4

Negative Cognitive Triad:

Answer 4

1. View of self (“I’m not worth anything.”)
2. View of the world (“Everybody hates me.”)
3. View of prospects for the future (“There are no hopes for my future.”)

Question 5

Automatic Thoughts:

Answer 5

Thoughts about ourselves or others that individuals are often not aware of and thus are not assessed for accuracy or relevancy

Question 6

Maladaptive Automatic Thoughts:

Answer 6

These are automatic thoughts that are typically
centered on negative themes or distorted reflections that are accepted as true.

Question 7

Schemas

Answer 7

A network of rules or templates for information processing that are shaped by developmental influences and other life experiences. These rules dictate how individuals
think about and interpret the world and play a role in regulating self-worth and coping skills. Changing schemas is a major target of CBT.

Question 8

Overgeneralization:

Answer 8

A single negative event is seen as a never-ending pattern of defeat.
One mistake leads to “I never do anything right.”

Question 9

Arbitrary Inference:

Answer 9

Cognitive distortion that leads to drawing conclusions without
evidence or facts to support those conclusions.

Question 10

Selective Abstraction:

Answer 10

Attending to detail while ignoring total context. Taking detail out
of context and missing the totality of the situation.

Question 11

Personalization:

Answer 11

Seeing yourself as a cause of negative external event.

Question 12

Polarized Thinking:

Answer 12

Thinking in extremes, viewing things as black or white.