PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Family Therapy, Token Economy, Cognitive Therapy
23 Mar 2017
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Cognitive therapy: cognitive therapies attempt to change feelings and behaviours through cognitive restructuring, emphasis is on irrational/maladaptive thought patterns, albert ellis. Individuals develop a psychological disorder because of their beliefs, especially those that are irrational and self-defeating. Irrational beliefs: a belief if irrational if it distorts reality, it is illogical, it prevents you from reaching your goals, it leads to unhealthy emotions, or it leads to self- defeating behaviours. Therapist will highlight these beliefs and challenge them: rational-emotive behaviour therapy: clients are shown how to dispute their dysfunctional beliefs by the therapist directly challenging the beliefs. Cognitive behaviourism: rational emotive therapy, people suffer anxiety, depression, other psychological problems when activating event a and followed by upsetting emotional consequences (c), a doesn"t cause c. A=activating event: actual event, client immediate interpretations of event. C=consequences: emotions, behaviours, other thoughts famous for studying depression and developing treatments for it.
