4/22/12 Cognitive Therapy & CBT Home » Therapy » Types of Counselling and Psychotherapy » An Introduction to Cognitive Therapy & Cognitive Behavioural Approaches By Dr Greg Mulhauser‚ Managing Editor Cognitive therapy (or cognitive behavioural therapy) helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress. Underlying Theory of Cognitive Therapy The central insight of cognitive therapy as originally formulated
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low emotional mood‚ characterised a significant levels of sadness‚ lost of energy and self-worth‚ and feeling of guilt. The diagnosis of major depression requires the presence of at least 5 or more the following symptoms. Affective symptoms: sad‚ depressed mood‚ and feeling low Cognitive symptom: e.g. feeling of guilty about any mistakes‚ and thinking themselves as worthless Behavioural symptoms: e.g. social withdraw and restlessness Psychical Symptoms: changes in sleep patterns‚ energy levels or appetite
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Disorder My third goal for this semester in the Advanced Internship class was to find psychoeducation‚ interventions‚ and techniques to use with clients dealing with bipolar disorder. I selected this goal because I have had a few clients this semester with bipolar disorder and have felt stuck at times when they have reached their “lowest point.” The clients were never suicidal‚ however they had a hard time doing things for pleasure. The materials in my binder allow me to incorporate cognitive behavioral
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Theoretical models underlying the clinical practice of psychosocial occupational therapy Yakobina‚ S.‚ Yakobina‚ S. & Tallant‚ B. K. (1997). I came‚ I thought‚ I conquered: cognitive behavior approach applied in occupational therapy for the treatment of depressed females
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Most people have felt like they’ve been depressed at one point in their life. This can be something normal for someone who has suffered a loss‚ or done bad in a test or even after going through a bad breakup. However‚ feelings of hopelessness or sadness for many days‚ months or years can fall under the clinical description of Depression Disorder. To treat clients with depression in group therapy‚ it is import to understand all the factors involved such as sex difference‚ socioeconomic status relation
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the therapist and client must make an active affort to help the client. Clients will normally strongly hold on to their beliefs; these beliefs are not facts‚ meaning it is the therapist’s job to challenge them. An effective therapist will also counteract negative influences on the clients‚ such as their parents and their culture. The therapist will help the client decrease their innate self-defeating tendencies and help increase their natural ability to self-actualize. Clients must be encouraged
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INTRODUCTION. The following essay is a case study of a client named John who is suffering from major depression and was sent to see me for treatment by his concerned wife. I will provide brief background information about John then further discuss interventions and strategies I believe can be applied in each session with my client in order to make John’s life more manageable. In the essay‚ I will be writing as the therapist‚ and the sessions are based on a ten week period. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Interpersonal Therapy PIT was first developed by Robert Hobson (1985) as an attempt to move away from the traditional psychoanalytic approach of a one-sided relationship between therapist and client. It was originally called the ‘conversational model’ to emphasise the fact that the mutual task of therapist and client was to engage in a therapeutic ‘conversation’. In this ‘conversation’ problems are not only talked about as past events‚ but are also actively relived in the present and resolved within the
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Relationship is central to the therapy in that the client’s personal history is seen as significant for the relationship between client and therapist (Jacobs‚ 1986; 2004). The client is said to unconsciously ‘transfer’ unacceptable‚ repressed‚ elements of her past into her relationship with the therapist. Thus‚ using our earlier example‚ the therapist may have noted certain remarks made by the woman suggesting
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Cognitive-Behavioral therapy helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress. The theoretical foundations of CBT are essentially those of the behavioral and cognitive approaches. CBT leads to a clear‚ persuasive‚ and evidence-based description of how normal and abnormal behavior develops and changes (Kramer 293). The term “cognitive-behavioral therapy” or CBT is a term for therapies with many similarities. CBT is not used as a cure
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