Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

cognitions, emotions, and behaviors interact

highly cognitive and directive

emotions stem mainly from beliefs

ABC

Antecedents

Belief about A

emotional and behavioral Consequence

Therapy focus

Aaron Beck’s congnitive therapy

standardized treatment

evidence based

depression, anxiety, panic, eating disorders, phobias

Common cognitive disorders

selective abstraction

overgeneralization

magnification and minimization

personalization

labeling and mislabeling

dichotomous thinking

Traditional cognitive conceptualization

Core belief (i am a loser)

Assumption (it is important to be competent and perfect)

Behavior (avoids asking for help and avoids challenges)

Example: depression

Socratic questioning

JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK SOMETHING, DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN IT’S TRUE.

Strengths-based cognitive behavior therapy

padesky and mooney

shifts focus from “deficits and problems” to “personal strengths and resilience”

what already works well

encouraging, optimistic, empowering