Chat with AIExam 9: Cognitive Interventions
How would you describe the theory behind the cognitive therapies?
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Answered by Examlex AI CopilotCognitive therapies are based on the theory that psychological problems are at least in part due to maladaptive thinking patterns. The central premise is that our thoughts influence our feelings and behaviors, not external things like people, situations, or events. Therefore, changing the way we think can lead to changes in how we feel and behave.
The theory behind cognitive therapies can be broken down into several key principles:
1. Cognitive Appraisal: The idea that individuals interpret and give personal meaning to events and situations, which in turn affects their emotional and behavioral responses. This interpretation is often based on past experiences, beliefs, and values.
2. Cognitive Distortions: These are irrational or exaggerated thought patterns that are believed to perpetuate psychological disorders. Examples include all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, catastrophizing, and personalization. Cognitive therapies aim to identify and challenge these distortions.
3. Schemas: These are deeply held beliefs and assumptions about oneself, others, and the world. They act as filters through which new information is interpreted. Maladaptive schemas can lead to persistent negative thinking and emotional distress.
4. The Cognitive Model: Developed by Aaron T. Beck, this model suggests that psychological distress is often due to negative thoughts (cognitive distortions) about the self, the world, and the future (the cognitive triad). These negative thoughts can lead to depression, anxiety, and other psychological issues.
5. Cognitive Restructuring: This is a core therapeutic technique where individuals learn to identify, challenge, and replace their negative thoughts with more balanced and realistic ones. The process involves questioning the evidence for their negative thoughts, considering alternative viewpoints, and testing out new ways of thinking in the real world.
6. Behavioral Experiments: Cognitive therapies often include behavioral components where individuals test out the validity of their cognitions through real-world experiments. This helps to reinforce the cognitive restructuring process by providing evidence that contradicts their negative beliefs.
7. Skill Building: Cognitive therapies often teach individuals skills for coping with difficult situations, problem-solving, and managing stress, which can help reduce the impact of maladaptive thinking patterns.
8. Empirical Basis: Cognitive therapies are evidence-based, meaning they have been tested in clinical trials and have been shown to be effective for a variety of psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, and phobias.
Overall, cognitive therapies focus on helping individuals recognize and change faulty or unhelpful thinking patterns, beliefs, and attitudes. This change in cognition is believed to lead to more positive emotions and more adaptive behaviors, ultimately improving mental health and well-being.
What are the consequences of irrational beliefs according to Rational Emotive Therapy?
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Cognitive restructuring focuses on the process of one's reasoning
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Think about the last time you experienced a strong negative emotion (e.g. sadness, anger, anxiety). Can you recall what thoughts went through your mind before or during the experience? Write them down. Can you dispute them-that is, point out the irrational elements in them? Finally try to restructure or change your thoughts into more rational thoughts.
(42) Think of an occasion when you made a choice you were not proud of (e.g. yelled at someone, lied about something, didn't meet a commitment). Try to complete a behavior chain. Begin by writing down the action you are not proud of on the action line. Then work backwards, identifying the situation that triggered your action, your thoughts and your feelings before you acted, and then write down the positive and negative consequences after your action took place.
(33) According to Rational Emotive Therapy, irrational thinking skills result in:
(39) An important aspect of Rational Emotive Therapy is the client's early history, unconscious thoughts and desires, and nonverbal behavior
(36) Most correctional client-based cognitive programs require how many sessions?
(34) How effective are cognitive-behavioral programs with female correctional clients?
(37) While policymakers and practitioners are optimistic about the cognitive-behavioral approach, much needs to be done to assure that the programs are delivered according to their design
(36) In cognitive therapy, the counselor tries to teach the client in a small number of sessions how to change his or her thinking patterns and how to solve problems more constructively
(41) The cognitive therapies require active and directive counselors who challenge and confront clients with their irrational thoughts and irresponsible behavior
(40) All-or-nothing thinking has been noted by counselors to be particularly characteristic of:
(33) Cognitive therapies should be gender-responsive to improve outcomes for incarcerated women
(31) Explain the difference between a cognitive restructuring program and a cognitive skills program.
(42) The primary goal of Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Therapy is to:
(33) Participants in cognitive skills programs are taught the importance of cognitions, for example:
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