Cognitive Behaviour Theory

Question 1

What are the five key concepts in CBT?

Answer 1

• Distinguish between thoughts and feelings
• Challenge pattern of thinking
• Stress management
• Identify and remove cues
• Provide substitutions

Question 2

What are some key concepts with CBT?

Answer 2

• Behaviour is learned so it can be unlearned, irrational ideas are self defeating, and focus is on changing the environment
• Thoughts are the birthplace of emotions, self-esteem and behaviour
• Mood and thought are linked; if we change one, the other one starts to change because feelings and thoughts are linked

Question 3

How are changes to thinking, behaviour and emotions linked in CBT?

Answer 3

They are all related, so that if one thing changes, the others will also change

Question 4

What does positive thinking do in CBT?

Answer 4

-Creates an “I can do it” attitude” which leads to a greater willingness to embrace new challenges and take appropriate risks

Question 5

What does negative thinking do?

Answer 5

Create distress and interfere with ones overall sense of well being

Question 6

What are the three cornerstones of CBT?

Answer 6

• Thought
• Emotion
• Behaviour

Question 7

Discuss thought

Answer 7

What we think affects how we act and feel

Question 8

Discuss emotion

Answer 8

What we feel affects what we think and do

Question 9

Discus behaviour

Answer 9

What we do affects how we think and feel

Question 10

What is CBT helpful for?

Answer 10

• Helping clients recognize thinking patterns, those that are unhelpful
• Modifying thinking patterns
• Assisting clients to develop actions, plans and strategies to modify behaviour

Question 11

Ultimately, what does CBT allow for in counseling

Answer 11

Helps client see their negative belief in themselves, which are unhelpful and incorrect and auto sabotage behaviour changes that they are trying to make

Question 12

Why does poor behaviour persist?

Answer 12

Because client are locked into unhelpful ways of thinking about their problems/solutions

Question 13

What is often outside of a clients awareness?

Answer 13

Their thinking patterns and which drive feelings and behaviours

Question 14

What is CBT designed to help patients uncover?

Answer 14

Develop conscious awareness of their thinking patterns, then critically examine their validity and usefulness
–> Then, client should lear strategies for interrupting unhelpful thinking while increasing helpful thinking and behaviour

Question 15

Define trans-professional practice

Answer 15

When a practitioner acquires some of the skills of another profession, not to compete but to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their intervention to improve outcomes for their client

Question 16

How can we follow train of thoughts in behaviour? (4 steps)

Answer 16

1) identify the problematic eating behaviour
2) Visualize the situation, and tune into thoughts
3) Reflect on the route the thoughts take
4) Consider alternative thoughts that could re-route the thoughts to arrive at a different behaviour