Therapy

Question 1

What is the therapy for the Cognitive approach?

Answer 1

Cognative behavioural therapy (CBT)

Question 2

What is the negative cognative triad?

Answer 2

Negatives thoughts about ones self , the world and the future

Question 3

What does CBT seek to change?

Answer 3

The clients negative mental processes

Question 4

What are the 3 main components of CBT?

Answer 4

The dysfunctional thought diary
Clients congative restructuring
Pleasant activity scheduling

Question 5

Explain the dysfunctional thought diary

Answer 5

Clients are asked to keep a journal of all their negative thoughts in a day and how much they believe these thoughts (1-100%) , they then write a logical response to the thought then rate their belief in the thought again (1-100%)

Question 6

Explain cognitive restructuring

Answer 6

The client sits down with the therapist and the client is taught to challenge negative thoughts by the therapist. Instead replacing the negative with constructive ones

Question 7

Explain pleasant activity scheduling

Answer 7

The technique asks the client to plan for each day a pleasant activity that they can engage in which differs from their usual routine. This is done so the client can feel accomplished

Question 8

What are two stregnths of CBT

Answer 8

Research support - Jarrett et al (1999) found that in 108 patients with severe depression, CBT was just as effective as drug therapy

Empowerment - unlike other therapies, CBT seeks to overcome the problem and offers a long term solution , as a result is the most used therapy by Psychologists in the NHS

Question 9

What are two weaknesses of CBT?

Answer 9

Patient blame - the therapy may cause psychological harm as it blames patients for the way they feel

What is rational? - what seems like an irrational thought to the therapist may be completely rational in the patient’s mind , may cause the patient distress if their thoughts are influnced by environment