lec 9 therapies

Question 1

cognitive behaviour therapy

Answer 1

cognitive restructuring combined with bh mod
cognition , thought,

Question 2

acceptance and commitment therapy

Answer 2

First, through the use of metaphors,
paradox, stories, and other verbal techniques presented by the therapist, the client learns that past attempts to control
troublesome thoughts and emotions have often served only to increase the frequency of such thoughts and emotions.
(pink elephant).

Second, through the use of mindfulness training and acceptance exercises, the client learns to experience and nonjudgmentally embrace thoughts and emotions, including those that are troublesome.
“float by like leaves on a stream” (Hayes, 2004). Thus,
rather than trying to recognize and change troublesome thoughts and feelings as might occur in cognitive restructuring,
the goal of mindfulness and acceptance training is to simply “be with” one’s worrisome thoughts and unpleasant feelings.
This is the acceptance portion of ACT.

Third, regardless of whether the troublesome
thoughts and emotions are eliminated, clients are encouraged to identify values in various life domains, such as work,
family, health, and intimate relationships.

Question 3

dialectics

Answer 3

It is an approach to arriving at
truth through dialogues in which one side takes a given position and the other side takes an opposing position, which
the sides debate until a new, more accurate view emerges

Question 4

DBT

Answer 4

First, the early part of therapy focuses on helping the client
express what he or she hopes to get out of therapy.

Second, through mindfulness training and acceptance exercises, a
client is encouraged to nonjudgmentally observe and describe his or her overt and covert behaviors, especially those
that are potentially harmful to the client or others or that might interfere with the course of treatment.

Third, interpersonal skills are eventually targeted
so that clients learn to say no, ask for what they need, and appropriately interact with others in their lives.

Fourth, after clients have learned to accept aspects of their lives without distortion, judgment, or evaluation, they are much more likely to be able to learn and follow specific behavioral strategies for identifying and achieving their therapeutic goals.