Exam 15: Cognitive Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Therapies

______ can be defined as full engagement with one's own internal mental processes in a nonconfrontational way, which often involves a reduction in ______.

The idea that the way we think about events determines the way we respond to them is a cornerstone of ______ therapy.

______ is based on the premise that people can become depressed, anxious, or otherwise psychologically unwell because of reactions to their own thoughts rather than their reactions to the things that happen to them.

Homework assigned as a part of cognitive therapy ______.

Who among the following is not recognized as a leading proponent of cognitive therapy?

The term third-wave therapies are most often applied to ______.

Aaron Beck has argued that the cognitive triad, which includes thoughts about ______, is a powerful determinant of mental health and depression levels.

Elise's psychologist asks her to keep a record of beliefs that she has about events that happened to her, as well as how those beliefs make her feel emotionally. With the assistance of her psychologist, Elise learns how she can dispute such beliefs and replace them with more effective new beliefs. Elise's psychologist is likely treating her with ______.

According to Ellis' ABCDE model, "C" represents ______.

______, defined as the ability to be able to pay attention in the present moment to whatever arises internally or externally, is at the core of third wave therapies.

Natalie, a psychotherapy client, is depressed about a recent breakup with her boyfriend. She believes that the breakup is entirely her fault and that if she had done things differently, she would not be alone now. This belief best exemplifies the cognitive thought distortion known as ______.

Whose name is most prominently associated with the form of cognitive therapy that uses Dysfunctional Thought Records?

Describe the five components of Ellis' ABCDE model.

______ is a cognitive technique that believes when young children are exposed to poor parenting, they are likely to develop deep-seated, maladaptive cognitions about themselves and their relationships to others.

Briefly describe the two historical developments that contributed to the development of cognitive psychotherapy in the 1950s and 1960s.

Which of the following forms of therapy most strongly emphasizes the use of teaching as a therapy tool?

Which of the following best describes the three-step process typically used by cognitive psychotherapists to revise a client's cognitions?

______ is to Aaron Beck as ______ is to Albert Ellis.

______ would likely have his patients compete an ABCDE chart, whereas ______ would likely have his patients complete a dysfunctional thought record.

What are the three parts of Beck's cognitive triad? How are the parts of the triad related to mental health?