5. Psychosocial Contributors (Ch.2)

Contemporary learning perspectives

CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)

third wave models (ACT, DBT, Mindfulness)

used to help treat experiential avoidance and emotional dysregulation

experiential avoidance

running away from/refusing to experience the internal problems. difficult experiences, thoughts, feelings, physical sensations.
this can lead to rumination, and narrow focus on the issue

emotional dysregulation

emotions handled imporoperly like thyre suppressed, leads to problems differentirating between emotions

Cognitive Behavioural therapy

focuses on changing our thought patterns/processes to change our behaviour

Mindfulness

helps you accept your feelings, thoughts, letting them come and go. stop trying to control it, or judge yourself, accept it and focus on what you can control

Dialetic Behavioural therapy

specifically for emotional dysregulation and impulsive acitons/behaviours

managing impulsive suicide, self harm, bpd

ACT Acceptance Commitement Therapy

mindfullness, accept what youre feeling, no judging yourself, and act in ways that can achieve your goals instead

Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy

focuses on past trauama, the cause origin of it, attachment style, how they might change

Self-perpetuating interpersonal cycle

your expectations lead you to act in a certain way which casue certain reactions, which lead you to have thoughts, and this powers your expectations again and so on

think more positive positive things will happen, the inverse is also true (negativity)