Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Gaining an Understanding
Cognitive Theory (CT) was created by Aaron Beck and is centered on
the idea that an individual is basically formed by learning as well as being influenced by their
surroundings.
A person's current behaviors, their treatment goals, and then how
to go about altering one’s actions is examined using CT.
A goal is to learn to
minimize maladaptive behaviors and then to exchange theses behaviors with productive
and positive thoughts and actions (Corey and Corey, 2011).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which is
the “ABC Model”, is looked at as being a method that looks like the following:
I think, so I feel, and then
so I do.
The ABC stands for:
(A). Activating Event, which is an occurrence as
well
as the clients’ perceptions of that situation,
(B). Beliefs about the situation,
which is an assessment on if the client is responding rationally or irrationally,
and
(C). Consequences, which is how the clients’ react and then what they actually
do with their beliefs regarding their behaviors (Guiffrida, 2005).
References
Corey, G, &
Corey, M.S. (2011). Becoming a helper. Belmont, CA:
Brooks/Cole.
Guiffrida, D.
A. (2005). The Emergence Model: An Alternative Pedagogy for Facilitating
Self-Reflection and Theoretical Fit
in Counseling Students. Counselor Education and Supervision,
44(3), 2005. 201-213.
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