Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Question 1

CBTp stands for what?
Aims

Answer 1

Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis
Will challenge patients thoughts, done in a calm way and used as a treatment for depression

Question 2

CBTp id a combination of what?

Answer 2

Cog therapy (way of changing maladaptive thoughts + beliefs) + behavioural therapy (way of changing beh in response to thoughts + beliefs)
NICE suggest people with schiz should be offered at least 16 sessions of CBTp

Question 3

Aim

Answer 3

NICE ( national institute for health and care excellence)
Helping patients with schiz to monitor thoughts/feelings of behaviours with respect to their symptoms, they will be able to consider alternative ways of explain in way they feel/behave in that way
Reduces distress + improved functioning

Question 4

CBTp stages (order)

Answer 4

Assessment
Engagement
ABC model
normalisation
Critical collaborative analysis
Developing alternative explanations

Question 5

Assesment + engagement

Answer 5

A - patient expressing thoughts about experience to therapist + realistic goals r discussed using patient current distress as motivation for change
E - therapist empathises with patient’s perspective + feelings of distress

Question 6

ABC model + Normalisation

Answer 6

ABC - patient gives explanation of activating event (A) causing emotional beliefs (B) and behavioural consequences (C)
Norm - info that many people have unusual experiences such as hallucinations and delusions under different circumstances (stress) can reduce anxiety

Question 7

Critical collab analysis + developing alternative explanations

Answer 7

Cca - therapist uses gentle questioning to heal patient understand illogical deductions + cons,questioning carried out without causing distress, atmosphere of trust
DAE- patient develops own alternative explanations for previously unhealthy assumptions