Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Flashcards
Conditioning in which an antecedent stimulus controls behavior
Classical/Pavlovian (respondent) conditioning
Conditioning in which consequences control behavior
Operant (instrumental) conditioning
Pop rings a bell every time she says she wants a burrito from her favorite bakery. Jon then asks her if she’d like to go to the bakery. Months later, Pop gets laryngitis (feel better, Pop!) and cannot speak. She rings the bell, however, and Jon asks if she’d like to go to her favorite bakery. What type of conditioning is this?
This is classical conditioning. The antecedent stimulus is controlling behavior.
Marla was anxious about each of her exams during her first year of medical school. Before one of her exams, Jeremiah saw that she was anxious and made her chocolate peanut butter truffle balls. Marla was delighted and so much less stressed that she was no longer irritable and Jeremiah was happy. Eventually, Jeremiah learned to make her chocolate truffles before each of her exams, making her happy which made him happy. What kind of conditioning is this?
This is operant conditioning. The CONSEQUENCES are controlling the behavior.
This is very common in most things we do in every day life. If it gives a positive outcome, we are very likely to do it again.
When an antecedent controls behavior even when there is no reward or the reward has lost value
habit formation
Gayle wakes up at 5 AM every morning to get her rush of endorphins as she proceeds with her morning workout. However, Gayle is currently in the hospital for a personality disorder and is not allowed out of bed for her morning workout. However, she still sets her alarm for 5 AM even though she will not get the reward of her workout. What is this an example of?
Habit formation
A reflexive, illogical thought of which the patient is barely aware. The patient is often more aware of the resultant emotion.
automatic thoughts/cognitive distortions
An automatic thought/cognitive distortion in which “all or nothing” thinking occurs, for example: Thinking “NOBODY likes me” after learning that someone does not like you.
Dichotomous thinking
A reward for good behavior, such as a good grade on an exam you studied a lot for, is a type of _________, which is a type of operant conditioning.
positive reinforcement
When the removal of an aversive event or stimulus increases the rate of a positive behavior (for example, a child that does not need to do the chores if he is nice to his baby sister), is an example of _______, which is a type of operant conditioning.
negative reinforcement
An automatic thought/cognitive distortion in which the patient continually jumps to conclusion. For example: “If I fail my psychiatry exam, my medical career is over.”
arbitrary inference
Other automatic thought/cognitive distortions include:
- overgeneralization
- personalization (e.g. “My friend is quiet tonight, therefore she must be upset with me.”)
- magnification and minimization
- selective abstraction or mental filter
- labeling and emotional reasoning (e.g. “I feel very fat today.”
- “should” statements (self = guilt-associated. others = anger-associated)
meaning-making structures about how an individual interprets their context or environment relative to themselves.
Core beliefs/schemas. This affects how you interpret other events that happen to you because of positive or negative schema (e.g. Failure schema, disappointment to others’ schema, unlovable schema, weak schema)
strategies used to keep negative, painful core beliefs at bay: (For example, someone with a failure schema may try to be perfect or over-prepare to overcompensate. Someone who has a disappointment to others’ schema may avoid responsibility.)
compensatory strategies
the cognitive behavioral therapy technique of discussing ongoing vulnerability, designing a plan for “slip-ups”/lapses, coping strategies
relapse prevention
