Wave 3: Cognitive & Behaviourism Flashcards
Name the different waves within Wave 3
Wave 1: Behaviourism
Wave 2: Cognitive (REBT) (CBT)
Wave 3: Mindfulness (ACT)
What is the Cognitive approach type?
Modernist
What is the behaviourism approach type?
Modernist
Who developed Behaviourism?
Skinner and Pavlov
Who developed cognitive?
Ellis (REBT) and Beck (CBT)
Who developed the Mindfulness approach?
Harris (ACT)
How does the behaviourism approach view people?
- individuals behaviour is a product of their learning
- old behaviours can be extinguished while new ones can be established
What experiment was used for behaviourism?
- Little albert - making him scared of something because a loud sound would come
- Pavlov’s dog
Where does behaviourism believe problems come from?
from what the child has learnt
How does behaviourism support change?
extinguish or eliminate learned maladaptive behaviours and replace them with adaptive behaviours using positive or negative reinforcement or punishment - star charts, naughty chairs
How does the cognitive approach see people?
- thoughts are the primary cause of problems - therapy focusses on thought patterns
- a psychoeducational model - therapy is a learning process
- clients learn new ways of thinking and developing coping skills
What is the CBT model?
thoughts feelings behaviour
What is the ABC model?
A - activating event
B - perception of the event guided by our rational or irrational beliefs
C - our belief determines the consequence
A does not cause C, B influences C
Where does the cognitive approach believe problems come from?
Schemas
- underlying core beliefs often learned in childhood
- can be adaptive or maladaptive
- act as filters
What are negative schemas prone to?
negative automatic thoughts