The ABC Model Of Psychodynamic Approach
This perspective only concentrates on mental thought processes, it suggests the mind is a ‘black box’ which receives information and outputs a reaction. Dr. Albert Ellis suggested the ABC model, to create a visual way to understand the cognitive concept on thoughts:
• A – Adversity: An objective, surrounding, situation or environment.
• B – Belief: The persons thought on the adversity, evaluations and both rational and irrational thoughts.
• C – Consequences: The outcome, the subjects feelings, opinions and reactions caused by our beliefs.
This model allows us to see how the mind may intake information and influence our reactions, it doesn’t fully explain the route that our mental process follows from external stimuli to a response. The ABC model is widely used within the treatment style of cognitive behavioural therapy, a popular treatment for OCD. The ABC model is a positive theory for the cognitive perspective of OCD as it looks at the faulty thought processes, …show more content…
This would then outcome in a different set of consequences, if a person learns to see the adversity as a non-threat situation the beliefs are more calm and relaxed and no or less anxiety present which would result in no panicked or stressed consequences.
It looks at how to deal with and change the actions of an OCD sufferer but it doesn’t state or explain why this disorder was caused or why it was still ongoing or how the actual ‘faulty’ thought processes occur.
The research of Gilbert (2000), suggested that incorrect functioning of the thalamus (this is what controls safe behaviours, checking and cleaning) has been found common in cases of obsessive compulsive disorder. It is thought that OCD develops in a person’s youth, the study looks at the neuroanatomical changes, prior to, during and post
• A – Adversity: An objective, surrounding, situation or environment.
• B – Belief: The persons thought on the adversity, evaluations and both rational and irrational thoughts.
• C – Consequences: The outcome, the subjects feelings, opinions and reactions caused by our beliefs.
This model allows us to see how the mind may intake information and influence our reactions, it doesn’t fully explain the route that our mental process follows from external stimuli to a response. The ABC model is widely used within the treatment style of cognitive behavioural therapy, a popular treatment for OCD. The ABC model is a positive theory for the cognitive perspective of OCD as it looks at the faulty thought processes, …show more content…
This would then outcome in a different set of consequences, if a person learns to see the adversity as a non-threat situation the beliefs are more calm and relaxed and no or less anxiety present which would result in no panicked or stressed consequences.
It looks at how to deal with and change the actions of an OCD sufferer but it doesn’t state or explain why this disorder was caused or why it was still ongoing or how the actual ‘faulty’ thought processes occur.
The research of Gilbert (2000), suggested that incorrect functioning of the thalamus (this is what controls safe behaviours, checking and cleaning) has been found common in cases of obsessive compulsive disorder. It is thought that OCD develops in a person’s youth, the study looks at the neuroanatomical changes, prior to, during and post