FRHD 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Relaxation Technique, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Fortune-Telling

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3400
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Only 1-5% of therapist statements are challenging despite evidence demonstrating its usefulness. Not harsh: doing it to nudge your client forward. Listen and id conflict: observation skills are key look out for discrepancies. Point out and clarify conflict: nonjudgmental, use basic listening sequence. Evaluate change: client change scale in the here and now. Acceptance and recognition: clients are embracing and accepting. Transcendence lasting change: continue in real world to act this way, come up with new solutions and they are using the solutions and integrating it into their lives. What distur(cid:271)s (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d is (cid:374)ot e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts, (cid:271)ut their judge(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts. Albert ellis- fo(cid:272)used o(cid:374): life happe(cid:374)s, (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t control that, but we can control. Irrational beliefs lead to emotional disturbances and negative feelings. People are neither good nor bad if they respond to others with rational beliefs. People choose their beliefs and they can choose to change.