Chain Analysis/Solution Analysis
Chain
1) Problem Behavior
2) Precipitating Events
3) Vulnerability Factors
4) Chain of Events
5) Consequences
Solution
6) Alternative coping
7) Prevention
8) Repairs
Behavioral Activation Model and Rationale
Thoughts, behaviors, feelings
Disrupt behavioral patterns
Thoughts/feelings can be distressing and result in avoidance
TRAPs and TRACs
Activity Scheduling
- Activities: mastery, pleasure, learning, personal growth, connection to others
- Link b/t activities and values
- Frequently and easily
- Small step before next time
- Realistic goals
- Barriers
Cog Therapy Model/Rationale
Thoughts, behaviors, feelings
1. Distress –> dysfunctional thoughts
2. ID and evaluate auto neg thoughts
3. Correct thinking so it resembles reality
4. Feel better
5. Behave more functionally
6. Physiological arousal decreased
Intro/Assess: Values
Directions that indicate a purpose in life
Intro/Implement: Present moment awareness
Notice internal and external experience
Mindfulness
STOP
Intro/Implement: Acceptance
Non-judgmental awareness of t/f and sensations–noticing
Attempts to control unwanted private experiences = struggle
Tug of War Metaphor
Intro/Implement: Defusion
Dilute impact of harmful functions in language
Distance
Leaves on a Stream Metaphor
Intro/Implement: Self-as-context
ID caught up in thought
You are not your experiences, you just contain them
Sky and Weather Metaphor
Double Standard
- Ct=themself
- Therapist=clone: gives auto neg thought
- Ct responds
- Therapist reflects and encourages counter-thoughts
- Therapist summarizes counter-thoughts and asks ct if they believe that instead
Positive Negative Role Reversal
- Ct=neg thought
- Therapist=positive voice
- Ct gives auto neg thought
- Therapist counters and then asks who wins
- Ask if the ct thought it was true, believable, important
- Therapist=neg though
- Ct=pos voice
- Do that until ct wins big
- Strategies: self-defense, self-acceptance, counterattack
