Lecture 9 on Cognitive Psychotherapy
Cognitive Therapy
Video - Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy for Addictions (Albert Ellis, PhD)
Focus: irrational beliefs
The client might have an unspecified personality disorder, ADD, and possibly substance
abuse/dependence
Try to identify the patient's goal and help him/her to identify their problems
The therapist's self disclose the patient is more likely to disclose about themselves
Recognition of irrational beliefs
Interpretation of irrational beliefs based on family history from the therapist
therapist explains the ABC process to the client
o A: Attributions of self consciousness
o B: behaviour What to do about it (disputing irrational beliefs)
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Client responses with tangential answer, then therapist refocuses back on disputing
Three musts: I must treat you well, you must treat me well, the world must treat me well
Hypothesizes irrational beliefs, disputes them, suggests alternative rational belief,
challenges rational beliefs ("why did I never do that?")
Client thinks emotional upset is an excuse of drinking
Reviews negative consequence of the problems
Attributes the problem as the problem itself, the problem is not about the person
Main problem is the self-downing, therapist emphasizes the unconditional self-acceptance
in the client
Video - Systems of Psychotherapy (Judith S. Beck, PhD
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