cognitive treatments Flashcards
what is the most commonly used psychological treatment for depression as well as other mental health problems ?
CBT
what is CBT also a psychological treatment for ?
anxiety, OCD or phobias
what is the CBT method based on ?
both behavioural and cognitive technique’s
what does the therapist aim for in CBT ?
the therapist aims to make the client aware of the relationship between thoughts, emotions and actions
What can CBT help with ?
CBT can help people change how they think (cognitive) and what they do (behvaiour) which can help them feel better
What is CBT ?
- it is a way of talking (psychotherapy) about beck’s negative triad and how what you do affects your thought and feelings
what does the therapy aim to deal with from the cognitive POV ?
it aims to deal with the thinking, such as challenging negative thoughts
what kind of behavioural technique’s does it include ?
behavioural activation
what is meant by behavioural activation ?
encouraging patients to engage in activities that they are avoiding
what can Cbt help to break ?
CBT can help to break the vicious circle of maladaptive thinking, feelings and behavior
what does CBT focus on ?
CBT focuses on the here and now problems and difficulties. it looks for ways to improve the state of the mind now and not the past
when can the parts of a sequence be changed ?
when they are clearly outlines and understood
what does CBT aim to get a person to ?
CBT aims to get the person to a point where they can DIY and work out their own way of tracking their problems
what did Beck develop ?
beck developed a therapy (CBT) to challenge the negative triad of the client
what are the 3 stages of Beck’s Cognitive therapy ?
1) the client will be assessed to discover the severity of their condition
2) the therapist will establish a baseline (starting point) prior to treatment, to help monitor improvement
3) Beck states that to feel better you must think positively.
so within CBT clients are asked to provide info about their negative triad
4) the therapist now may ask the client to do something that demonstrates their ability to succeed - behavioural activation
when the client is asked to provide info about their negative triad, what does the therapist then use ?
the therapist uses a process called realty testing
- so if the client says that ‘im useless and i always fail’ they will be asked wether in reality they have been successful at something
what are clients made aware of ? and what does this help with ?
clients are made aware of their negative thoughts
- in this way irrational thoughts can be replaced with more optimistic and rational thoughts
what does REBT stand for?
rational emotive behavioural therapy
what does REBT do to Ellis’ model ?
REBT extends the ABC model to the ABCDE model
what does the D and E stand for in the new ABCDE model ?
D = dispute (challenge thoughts)
E = effect ( see a more beneficial effect on thought and behaviour )
what is the central technique of REBT?
the central technique of REBT is to identify and dispute the patients irrational thoughts
in REBT what does Ellis argue ?
Ellis argues that irrational thoughts are the main cause
what ideas is REBT based upon ?
REBT is based on the idea that whenever we become upset, it is not the events that took place in our lives that upset us but the beliefs that we hold that cause us to become depressed or anxious
What did Ellis believe about irrational beliefs ?
Ellis believed that irrational beliefs make impossible demands on the individual, leading to anxiety, failure and psychological difficulty
What does REBT challenge ?
empirical / logical disputing
REBT challenges the client to prove these statements and then replace them with more reasonable, realistic statements
