PSY BEH 155C Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cognitive Therapy, Aaron T. Beck, Peer Pressure

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 155C
• Professor: Kara Thorsen

Document Summary

Cognition: to know: cognition includes all processes that people use to attempt to know the world and self. Interpretation: cognitive therapy focuses o(cid:374) people"s thinking about their experiences, albert ellis (1962) and aaron beck (1967), trained in psychoanalysis, but rebelled. Suggested that conscious thoughts were most important. Ellis: emotional reaction to an event is determined by the interpretation of the event, not what happened. Abcs of emotion: green = truth about the origin of emotions, red = common misconception: events themselves cause emotions. Learning the truth that beliefs about the meaning of the event cause emotions helps people overcome mental health problems. I(cid:396)(cid:396)atio(cid:374)al: gi(cid:396)lf(cid:396)ie(cid:374)d du(cid:373)ped (cid:373)e, this (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s i"(cid:373) (cid:374)ot lo(cid:448)a(cid:271)le a(cid:374)d i"ll (cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:396) fi(cid:374)d so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e. i"(cid:373) severely depressed. Antecedent event irrational beliefs maladaptive emotional consequence: ratio(cid:374)al: gi(cid:396)lf(cid:396)ie(cid:374)d du(cid:373)ped (cid:373)e, this (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:449)e (cid:449)e(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t a good (cid:373)at(cid:272)h, (cid:271)ut i"ll fi(cid:374)d the (cid:396)ight pe(cid:396)so(cid:374). Antecedent event rational beliefs adaptive emotional consequence. 1: change the understanding/interpretation of the situation by changing beliefs.