cognitive behavioural art therapy

Question 1

behavioural therapy

Answer 1

emerged in 1950s
conditioning and deconditioning
good for phobias

Question 2

cognitive therapy

Answer 2

focus on distorted thought process -> give rise to emotions and behavior
assumptions, expectations, and interpretations of events are responsible for negative emotions

Question 3

key components of CBT

Answer 3

• identification of problematic thinking
• restructuring of negative thought
• or elimination of such thought
• clarification of when feelings or anxiety or panic elicit automatic responses, and learning to control these
• mastering basic skills to remain symptom free

Question 4

faulty cognitions

Answer 4

create schemas

people are selective on evidence they focus on

Question 5

key aspects of formulation

Answer 5

• predisposing factors: aspects which address the “why me” question. core beliefs are noted.
• precipitants: information is solicited about what was happening just before symptoms developed
• triggers: factors which activate symptoms on a regular basis.
• symptoms: psychical symptoms, thoughts, feelings, and behavior
• maintenance cycle: how all the info fits together. once the maintenance cycles have been ascertained, ways of breaking them can be considered.

Question 6

formulation

Answer 6

predisposing factors (why me?)
precipitating factors (why now?)
protective factors (what helps?)
logs and diaries

Question 7

thought evaluation sheets

Answer 7

situation
emotions
thoughts and/or images
evidence for the thought
evidence against the thought
alternative (balanced) thought

Question 8

goals

Answer 8

graded
specific
positive
measurable
realistic
time-limited

Question 9

psycho-education

Answer 9

thinking about different types of thinking biases in order to better identify own NATs
catastrophising
mind-reading
fortune-telling
all-or-nothing thinking
discounting the positive
over-generalization
personalisation (feeling responsible when not at fault)

Question 10

imagery rescripting

Answer 10

using mental images to envisage new emotional responses and ways of being

Question 11

negative automatic though (NAT)

Answer 11

negative self-talk

Question 12

recommendations to clients in CBT art therapy

Answer 12

make an image of a stressor
make an image of how i can prepare for a stressor
“ “ “ “ step-by-step management of a problem
making imagery for stress reduction

Question 13

solution focused brief art therapy

Answer 13

behavioral technique in which the individual identifies aspects of his or her life that she or he wishes to change
develop solutions by first eliciting an understanding of what would be different were the problem solved.