topic 25

Question 1

cognitive restructuring therapies

explain rational-emotive behaviour therapy (REBT)

paradigm, the 3 main irrational belief, procedure

Answer 1

• developed to change irrational thoughts
• ABCDE; activating events occur, beliefs, consequences, dispute (empiricism/scientific,functional,logical), emotional relief
• 3 main beliefs: winning approval of others, people must treat me a certain way, I must get what I want
• procedure: identify though, challenge the belief (therapist has to be confrontational), teach to replace irrational thoughts to rational ones

Question 2

cognitive restructuring therapies

explain cognitive therapy

cognitive distorions(6), how it is applied

Answer 2

• faulty and negativistic thought patterns = behavioural and emotional problems; negative automatic thoughts
  1. all-or nothing thinking
  2. personalization
  3. jumping to conclusions (mind reading, fortune telling)
  4. overgeneralization
  5. magnification
  6. minimization
• applies collaborative empiricism: using a hypothesis-testing approach to evaluate beliefs
• clident is assigned homeowrk

Question 3

cognitive coping skills training

what is self-instructional training?

3 basic steps

Answer 3

• initally developed to treat impulsive children’s behaviours
  1. identify anteceedents, define the desirable target behaviour to be increased, and identify competing behaviours
  2. identify self-instructions to be used in the problem situation
  3. use behavioural skills training to teach self-instructions:
• instructions
• modeling
• rehearsal
• feedback

Question 4

cognitive coping skills training

what is stress inoculation training

3 phases

Answer 4

• teaches congitive skills that allow clients to deal with stressful events
  1. conceptualization phase
  2. skills and acquisition and rehearsal phase
  3. application and follow through phase