Lecture 10 - CBT

Question 0

What is Classical Conditioning?

Answer 0

When a subject is given rewards or punishment which affects their thoughts a feelings. E.g. Little Albert

Question 1

What does CBT offer therapy for?

Answer 1

Common mental disorders

Question 2

What is positive reinforcement?

Answer 2

Behaviour is followed by a reward

Question 3

What is negative reinforcement?

Answer 3

Removal of aversive stimulus

Question 4

What will behaviour do in order to optimise rewards?

Answer 4

It will adapt

Question 5

Complete the following sentence:

How we __ or __ a situation determines how we subsequently __ or __.

Answer 5

Think
Experience
Feel
Behave

Question 6

What are the three schemas of cognitive therapy?

Answer 6

Realistic
Adaptive
Negative

Question 7

How does Beck (1963) explain negative schemas?

Answer 7

Negative schemas can become automatic producing habitual negative emotions

Question 8

Name the two ways to address cognitive errors

Answer 8

Directly and Indirectly

Question 9

What does directly address cognitive errors involve?

Answer 9

Challenging negative schema(s) and replacing them with positive/realistic alternatives

Question 10

How do you address cognitive errors indirectly?

Answer 10

Distraction or blocking strategies which prevent negative schema formulating

Question 11

What do planned activities in CBT allow the client to test?

Answer 11

Beliefs and or/or help test more adaptive beliefs

Question 12

Name the 4 benefits of CBT planned activities

Answer 12

Tests validity of a clients belief or assumption
Demonstrates connection between thoughts and feelings
Engages client
Provides contrary evidence