PSYCO105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Cognitive Therapy, Existentialism, Anorexia Nervosa
13 Mar 2019
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Psych 105: individual and social behaviour- lecture 26. In vivo exposure real life exposure; putting the patient in real life situation that they fear; often convinced by their therapist or a close friend or relative. Fear of flying: watch planes take off and land get on a stationary plane finally fly on a plane for a short journey. In vivo exposure in time consuming, not practical (fearful situation is difficult to arrange) and expensive. Assumes that people disturb them with their own thoughts, and this can be overcome by changing how they think. Cognitive therapists are focused on outcomes and use objective measures to test if treatment was successful. People"s maladaptive and irrational believes can affect both behaviour and emotions. Maladaptive thoughts can make real life tough and lead to anxiety and depression. Cognitive theory recognises these maladaptive believes and replace them with more realistic ones.
