PSYC 371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Panic Disorder, Exposure Therapy
12 Oct 2018
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Class 4 - cbt and cbt for anxiety disorder (panic disorder) Will be discussed at the end of class. Email ta or make appointment, then find prof. Assignment posted, more information will be provided after midterm. Barlow chapter: examples of what we will be talking this class. Use constructive components to make changes on thoughts, behavior. Cognitive = having to do with thoughts. Behavioral = what people do, how they act. Way to change patterns in cognitives, behavior and emotional regulation. Behavior therapy roots using behavioral principles in therapy (gradual exposure) (cbt first wave) Technique important component in cbt esp in anxiety disorder. Cognitive therapy roots becks notion of automatic thoughts. Behavior and cognitive therapies merge (cbt third wave) New techniques based on neurological evidence (neuroplasticity) mindfulness and. The brain is dynamic - always changing. Psychotherapy is based on the idea that change can happen. Being able to monitor their thoughts, emotions and better understand their psychological state.
