PSYC 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Comorbidity, Social Skills, Effect Size
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Approach to psychopathology that focuses on behaviour and cognitive. Collaborative between the therapist and the patient. Find a solution that you think work and i think it"s effective. Learn skills how to deal with the disorder. Similarities to traditional behavioural therapy like aba. Address by teaching people ways to change behaviour. Aba has a direct link between behaviour and environment. Doesn"t ask how people feel or think. Cbt assumes behaviour is changed by cognitive change. Less direct link btwn environment and behaviour. Understand how the individual feels or think. Cognitive activity can be monitored and altered. Therapist and patient can change patient"s cognition together. Desired behaviour change may be affected through cognitive activity. Emphasized basing treatment methods on systematic controlled research. Teens and children are highly focused on the present so cbt works best for them. Usually for older folks who have a certain level of cognitive and verbal ability. Teens and children are primed to learn.
