PSY-35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Behaviorism
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Abnormal functioning can result from several kinds of cognitive problems. Faulty assumptions/attitudes/ and schemas (your view of the world and yourself - if they are negative, they can lead to depression/anxiety) People can overcome their problems by developing new ways of thinking. Clients recognize and restructure their problematic thinking. Often combined with behavioral methods (cognitive- behavioral therapy) Weighing what the woman has lost when her husband left her the symbolic meaning of the loss vs. what has actually been lost. Focuses on social roles and connections family relations. Social networks and how much social support someone has vs. is alone. Focuses on culture, poverty, prejudice, race, gender, etc. Attitudes people have can affect perspective and ways to look at disorders (different cultures) Adherence to one theory ( i"m a behaviorist ) Eclecticism: belief in parts of several different paradigms. Used to collect detailed information, especially personal history, about a client. Uncontrollable and persistent thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images.
