Psychological Therapies For Schizophrenia: CBT

Question 1

CBT

Answer 1

Takes between five and twenty sessions, groups or individual.

Uses ABCDE model

CBTp helps identify and correct faulty interpretations and beliefs

Question 2

ABCDE

Answer 2

Activating - not events that cause the person problems

Beliefs - beliefs they have about the events

Consequences - distorted beliefs have a negative effect on them

Dispute - discuss irrational beliefs and consider more rational ones

Effect - client feels challenge of irrational thoughts and become less anxious. Positive effect in behaviour

Question 3

Family therapy

Answer 3

Based on the idea that patients relapse with families that show high EE

Educate families about the risk of high EE

Enable families to reduce expressions of anger and guilt

Taught warning signs

Part of an overall treatment package