CBT frame of reference - Answer-• Concrete change and empowerment
When and why did it arise? - Answer-• US in the 1940s
• Response to psychodynamic therapy being lengthy ($), intrusive, past oriented
• CBT moved towards problem focussed, empowering, shorter, accessible, simple therapy
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CBT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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CBT frame of reference - Answer-• Concrete change and empowerment
When and why did it arise? - Answer-• US in the 1940s
• Response to psychodynamic therapy being lengthy ($), intrusive, past oriented
• CBT moved towards problem focussed, empowering, shorter, accessible, simple
therapy
Basic assumptions - Answer-• Individuals contribute to their own problems by how they
interpret events and situations
• Behaviour is influenced by thoughts, feelings, phys processes, and consequence of
behaviour
Central tenets of CBT - Answer-• Behaviour is influenced by thoughts, feelings, phys
processes, and consequence of behaviour
• Cognitions do not cause emotional difficulties, they are part of a complex process
• Central task of therapist is to help clients understand how they construct and construe
reality
• Focus on collaboration and the discovery process
ABCDE model - Answer-A- activating event
B- beliefs about A
C- consequences of beliefs (emotions, lack of emotions
D- disputing the beliefs about the activating event
E- effect of the disputation
Principle
CBT is based on ever-evolving formulation of the client and their problems in cognitive
terms - Answer-Need to assess:
• current thinking
• problematic behaviours
• precipitating factors
• key developmental events
• enduring patterns of interpreting
Principle
CBT emphasises collaboration and active participation - Answer-• therapy is teamwork
• agreement on focus, frequency, homework
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