cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Question 1

CBT

Answer 1

5-20 sessions and can be group based or individual to deal with thoughts and behaviour

Question 2

what CBT does

Answer 2

understand where their faulty cognition comes from

Question 3

how the therapy works

Answer 3

normalisation - hearing voices is just an extension of ordinary ability to think in words
reality testing - examining the likelihood of the delusion being correct

Question 4

evidence for effectiveness

Answer 4

-jauhar (2014) meta analysis that CBT had a small effect on positive and negative symptoms
-pontillo (2016) reduction in severity of auditory hallucinations
explain - moderate support for the effectiveness of CBT (better with other therapies)
however - can’t change levels of dopamine

Question 5

limited treatment

Answer 5

-challenging dysfunctional thoughts may not be enough to change them if the thoughts have a biological basis
-rarely used without drug therapy (not enough on its own)