CBT Therapeutic Techniques Pt2 Graded tasks and experiments These can be used to test out hypotheses. E.g. if a client thinks âI will be rejected if I talk to someone at workâ you may suggest that he sets a goal … Continue reading →
CBT Therapeutic Techniques Activity scheduling This works best with those suffering from moderate to severe depression. Asking the client to rate both pleasure (P=) and achievement (A=) with a mark out of 10 for each task can help her to … Continue reading →
Working with Depression Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder and the fourth major cause of disease burden worldwide (World Health Organization, 2001*). In the UK, one in four women and one in ten men experience at least one episode of depression requiring treatment during their … Continue reading →
Use of CBT with Anxiety NICE has issued guidelines for four of the six anxiety disorders: Panic, Generalized Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. CBT is the treatment of choice for these conditions. CCBT (Fearfighter) has been recommended … Continue reading →
The Vicious Anxiety Circle Pt2 An example is one person is walking along a street at night and hears footsteps behind her, she thinks she is going to be mugged and her ANS is aroused and she begins to speed … Continue reading →
The Vicious Anxiety Circle Anxiety is caused when danger is perceived and often overestimated and the coping strategy is underestimated. The nervous system, comprising the Central Nervous System (CNS) Autonomic Nervous system (ANS) and Enteric Nervous System (ENS), acts as … Continue reading →
What are the Origins of Cognitive Therapy Pt 2 During childhood a person develops core beliefs and assumptions about life. These are stable and become stored as memories; they are called âschemasâ. Beliefs, or core constructs, are unconditional âtruthsâ such … Continue reading →
What are the Origins of Cognitive Therapy Cognitive herapy was originated by Aaron Beck and, separately, Albert Ellis. Ellis later developed Rational Emotive Behavioural herapy, which has very similar themes and approaches to Beckâs C . CB was later developed … Continue reading →
What is the Creative Self Perhaps the most fundamental aspect of Adler’s own optimistic private logic was his assumption that people are creative, responsible and self-determining. He believed in the free will of the individual to respond to genetic and … Continue reading →
Therapeutic Ambience & Goals Moving to Adlerian therapy per se, a prominent feature of the therapeutic ambience is the equal relationship between client and therapist. Indeed, the therapeutic alliance may be the client’s first experience of a truly democratic and … Continue reading →
