CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) - created from Mind Map_1

A person's dyfunctional thoughts (cognitive dissonance) and behaviours must be changed into those that are more helpful Believe that behaviours, emotions and thoughts are linked with each other, thus able to affect each other Identify and challenge these beliefs can assist a person to reduce distress and enhance their ability to cope in everyday life situations Coming up with alternative, more realistic & helpful thoughts to utilised instead Testing alternative thoughts & measuring the emotional/behavioural response

Cognitive Distortions Black and White Thinking Catastrophising Mindreading Fortune Telling Labelling Overgeneralising

Teaches strategies to think more realistically about life "cognitive restructuring"Can be applied in everyday circumstances in conjunction with coping strategies such as relaxation techniques and problem solving

Most successful in treating anxiety and depression

A treatment approach based on the concept that the way we think effects how we respond

Negative or unhelpful thoughts and beliefs (cognitive distortions) are a significant factor in the development of  *anger*anxiety*depression*low self esteem *self defeating behaviours

negative unhelpful beliefs will be tested to determine whether they are accurate, realistic and helpful

Treatment based on the concept that the way we think affects how we respond Eg. Feel anxious will make a person more nervous

Seeing something in terms of 'all good' or 'all bad' with no middle ground

Exaggerating mistakes or problems by blowing them out of proportion

Reading more into the behaviour and expressions of others than is really there

Imaging the worst case scenario will occur and assuming all life events will turn out badly

You attach a negative label to yourself or others instead of describing the actual behaviour or action

Drawing a general conclusion on the basis of only one incident

They help people to look at the situation not necessary more positive, but more realistically

DefinitionA treatment approach based on the concept that the way we think effects how we respond

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

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