Individual Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

* What is CBT? - ANSWER Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help patients manage their problems by changing the way they think (cognitive) and what they do (behaviour). It's most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression * What mental health conditions can CBT be used to treat? - ANSWER Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Panic disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Phobias. Bipolar disorder. Psychosis. Anger. Low self-esteem. Eatin...

Aaron Beck - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - ANSWER The Cognitive Model proposes that all dysfunctional thinking (which influences the patient's mood and behavior) is common to all psychological disturbances. Basic Principles of CBT - ANSWER 1. CBT is based on an ever-evolving formulation of patients' problems and an individual conceptualization of each patient in cognitive terms. 2. CBT requires a sound therapeutic alliance. 3. CBT emphasizes collaboration and active participation. 4. CB...

CBT- Key Terms 100% Correct A-B-C Model the construct stating that one's problems do not originate from events but from the beliefs one holds about those events. Changing one's beliefs is the best way to change negative feelings Arbitrary Inferences the distorted view of making conclusions without the basis of supporting and relevant exidence; part of Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy. Automatic thoughts ideas (usually outside one's awareness) triggered by a particular event that lead to emot...

CBT QUESTIONS AND SURE VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 What is EBPP and how does it relate to multicultural competence? - correct answer The APA recognized the need for clear guidance on what works, and they created a task force to take on the project of determining what constitutes practical, research-based, and highly relevant psychotherapy practice. The result of this was EBPP, which stands for evidence-based practice in psychology. It is defined as the integration of the best available res...

What are the 4 prominent cognitive-behavioral approaches? - Answer-1. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy 2. Cognitive Therapy 3. Strengths-Based CBT 4. Cognitive Behavior Therapy Who developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)? - Answer-Albert Ellis (1955) Who developed Cognitive Therapy (CT)? - Answer-Aaron T. Beck and Judith Beck Who developed Strengths-Based CBT (SB-CBT)? - Answer-Christine Padesky Who developed Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)? - Answer-Donald Meichenb...

Discriminative Stimulus - Answer-Being able to discriminate b/t different stimuli The difference between our cell phone ringing and the doorbell ringing, when you are training someone's behavior, it is important that the individual can differentiate between the different ringing Extinction - Answer-the diminishing of a "learned" or "conditioned" response, when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus (happens in Operant Conditioning when a response is no longe...

Discriminative Stimulus - correct answer-Being able to discriminate b/t different stimuli The difference between our cell phone ringing and the doorbell ringing, when you are training someone's behavior, it is important that the individual can differentiate between the different ringing Extinction - correct answer-the diminishing of a "learned" or "conditioned" response, when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus (happens in Operant Conditioning when a resp...

CBT QUESTIONS AND CLEAR CERTIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 What is CBT? - correct answer - cognitive behavioral therapy is a collaborative, short term and goal oriented psychotherapy treatment that offers a hands on, practical approach to problem solving - your therapist acts like a coach teaching you how to be your own therapist Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a form of psychological treatment that explores the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is a goal-oriented, time-based,...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Correct 100% What is CBT - ANSWER Cognitive therapy is a widely used form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing dysfunctional cognitions (thoughts), emotions and behavior. Key Figures - ANSWER Aaron Beck, Donald Meichenbaum, Albert Ellis, Leon Festinger, George Kelly, Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg, Bill O'Hanlon Theory - ANSWER Maladaptive behavior is associated with patterns of thinking and response that do not result in mentally healthy outcomes. ...

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Correct 100% Identify common attributes shared by all cognitive behavior approaches. - ANSWER All of the cognitive behavioral approaches share the same basic characteristics and assumptions as traditional behavior therapy. Although the approaches are quite diverse, they do share these attributes: (1) a collaborative rela- tionship between client and therapist, (2) the premise that psychological distress is often maintained by cognitive processes, (3) a focus on ch...