cognitive behavioral therapy

dysfunctional assumptions

negative thoughts cloud perception of reality

automatic

rapid thoughts occurring before they are even rationalized

arbitrary interference

automatic thinking and conclusion without supporting facts (automatic)

overgeneralization

all or nothing thinking based off of one incident (automatic)

dichotomous thinking

views situation as either good or bad (automatic)

selective abstraction

conclusion based on selected portion, typically the negative, of the evidence (automatic)

magnification

exaggerating negative significance of event (automatic)

minimization

undervaluing the positive significance of event (automatic)

catastrophic thinking

always thinking the worst without considering the positive (automatic)

personalization

taking complete responsibility of a situation without considering other circumstances; taking all the blame (automatic)

schemas

core beliefs that are hard to change and develop early on from personal experience now identify with beliefs; adaptive or maladaptive

three major components of CBT

didactic aspects, cognitive techniques, and behavioral interventions

didactic aspects

providing cold hard facts

cognitive techniques

recognize thoughts and core beliefs

behavioral intervention

using procedures to get more adaptive behavioral scheduling

decatastrophizing

assist them to determine the validity of those thoughts

reattributing

keep the client from self-blame or blaming someone else fully, find a balance

daily record

record what is going on during these thoughts and the intensity

cognitive rehearsal

mental imagery to uncover automatic thoughts before they become too stressful