Cbt Disadvantages

In order for Mary to move up in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid, "security and safety", she needs to ensure her basic needs are being met first. As shown in the case study, the care manager at Sunnydene care home assists Mary to do so by showing her respect, telling other carers to be friendly and telling other carers to be supportive and listen to Mary and her needs. This would therefore help Mary to feel more confident to leave her room to eat her lunch meals and to join in with what everyone else is doing, therefore making her feel less feared and making her gain trust in people.
An advantage of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is that it is helpful at emphasising a person's feelings and helps them to live more independently. Another advantage
This therefore gives the client an understanding of how and why they began to suffer from their health condition and what caused them to develop their health condition. CBT also teaches the individual many different strategies that can be useful in many different situations-not only for overcoming their phobia or fear. Another advantage of CBT is that they focus on the client's goal rather than imposing the therapist's goal when aiming to treat their health condition. Furthermore, if a client receives this treatment for a phobia, they may find that it helped to overcome their fear compared to a medication that they used. The medication that they may have used at first may have stopped them from feeling scared or anxious but after they have stopped taking the medication, the same feelings may come back to them. However, with CBT, the individual would remember the relaxation techniques that they have been taught by their therapist so they would no longer feel anxious and they would overcome their fear. Finally, CBT helps the individuals to build their confidence to do well in their life so therefore, they are