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What is the underlying principle of abnormal behavior according to this approach?
What is the primary focus of therapy in this approach?
What is the role of clients in setting treatment goals?
What is the purpose of desensitization techniques?
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What is relaxation techniques aimed at achieving?
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What is the purpose of contracts and homework assignments?
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What is the goal of therapy in this approach?
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What is the focus of the therapist in this approach?
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What is the primary goal of cognitive restructuring?
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Which of the following is a common application of the behavioral approach?
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What is the primary benefit of relaxation techniques?
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What is the primary focus of the behavioral approach?
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Which of the following is a field that applies the principles of the behavioral approach?
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What is the primary outcome of cognitive restructuring?
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Which of the following disorders is well-suited to the behavioral approach?
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What is the primary benefit of the behavioral approach?
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What is a primary goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?
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What is the primary purpose of cognitive rehearsal in cognitive-behavioral therapy?
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What is the primary focus of validity testing in cognitive-behavioral therapy?
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What is the ultimate goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?
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What is a key characteristic of cognitive-behavioral therapy?
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What is the role of the therapist in Socratic dialogue?
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Study Notes
Relaxation Techniques
- Relaxes muscles, lowers blood pressure, slows heart and breathing rates, and has other health benefits
- Often used as part of a stress management program
Cognitive Restructuring
- Identifies and disputes irrational thoughts (cognitive distortions) such as all-or-nothing thinking, magical thinking, over-generalization, magnification, and emotional reasoning
- Associated with many mental health disorders
- Involves four steps, including application, and can be used in counseling to help clients acquire new coping skills and overcome self-defeating emotional conflicts
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Aims to help people become aware of negative interpretations and behavioral patterns that reinforce distorted thinking
- Helps people develop alternative ways of thinking and behaving to reduce psychological distress
- Techniques include:
- Socratic dialogue
- Debating irrational beliefs
- Homework assignments
- Gathering data on assumptions
- Keeping a record of activities
- Forming alternative interpretations
- Learning new coping skills
- Changing language and thinking patterns
- Role-playing
- Imagery
- Confronting faulty beliefs
Cognitive Rehearsal
- Recalls a problematic situation from the past and works with the therapist to find a solution
- Rehearses positive thoughts to make changes to thought processes
- Power of imagination helps with exercises
Validity Testing
- Tests the validity of a patient's thoughts by asking them to defend their viewpoint with objective evidence
- Exposes faulty or invalid beliefs if no evidence can be produced
Behavioral Therapy
- Based on principles of learning theory (Thorndike, Bandura, and Richard Walters)
- Normal behavior is learned through reinforcement and imitation
- Abnormal behavior is the result of faulty learning
- Focuses on present behavior and targets behaviors that can be changed through techniques such as:
- Systematic desensitization
- Relaxation methods
- Flooding
- Eye movement and desensitization reprocessing
- Reinforcement techniques
- Modeling
- Cognitive restructuring
- Assertion and social skills training
- Self-management programs
- Behavioral rehearsal
- Coaching
- Multimodal therapy techniques
Desensitization
- Gradual introduction of a stress-causing stimulus to diminished emotional responsiveness
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Learn about relaxation techniques and cognitive restructuring, a psychotherapeutic process to manage stress and anxiety. Discover how these techniques can benefit your physical and mental health.
