Therapeutic alliance in CBT

Question 1

WhAt is meAnt by collAbortive empiricism?

Answer 1

Empiricism is the second part of the collaborative empiricism construct. Empiricism reflects the process by which the client and therapist work together to identify the ideas to be formulated as hypotheses and tested out within the client’s personal experiences, such as through change in emotions, strength of belief, and weighing up the intrapsychic and interpersonal sequalae of behaviors (seeCognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20(4)). The measurement of outcomes is another important aspect of empiricism with the CBT approach and, in principle the solicitation of feedback and the measurement of outcomes is the primary means of tailoring CBT to the individual client’s needs

Question 2

What are some of the things that support a therapeutic alliance?

Answer 2

Trust,
Genuine,
authenticity,
Understanding,
Respect,
Listening,
Honesty,
attentiveness,
accurate reflection,
linking
Validation
autonomy
Reliable/responsible

Question 3

what is an interpersonal schema?

Answer 3

“Programmes for maintaining interpersonal relatedness”
Developed on the basis of interactions with attachment figures
Contain information about the ‘self’, ‘other’ and the relationship between them
Allow the individual to predict interactions in a way that increases the probability of maintaining the relationship

Question 4

What is schema activation?

Answer 4

Triggering cued responses based on personal feelings about the world that influence client/therapist relationship.

Specific characteristics or behaviours of the therapist
Aspects of the therapy setting
Structure of therapy
Nature of the therapy relationship
Expectations of CBT (active, change-focused)

-Specific characteristics or behaviours of the therapist
-Aspects of the therapy setting
-Structure of therapy
-Nature of the therapy relationship
-Expectations of CBT (active, change-focused)

Question 5

What are some of the therapies available for interpersonal functioning?

Answer 5

-CBT for Personality Disorder (Kate Davidson)
-Schema-focused Therapy (Jeff Young)
-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Marsha Linehan)
-Mentalisation-based Therapy (Bateman & Fonagy)
T-ransference-focused Psychotherapy (Clarkin, Yeomans & Kernberg)
-Cognitive Analytic Therapy (Ryle & Kerr)
-Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy (Marziali & Munroe-Blum)