Question 4 - Cognitive Restructuring

Question 1

Techniques used

Answer 1

• Psychoeducation
• Identifying automatic thoughts, underlying beliefs, appraisals
• Socratic questioning
• evidence gathering

Question 2

Steps for evidence gathering

Answer 2

• chose fearful/anxious thought and set as hypothesis
• assess strength of belief/probability of outcome
• Socratic questioning to generate evidence
• re-asses strength of thought/ probability of outcome
• encourage learning
• generate alternatives
• assign as homework