The first thoughts that come to mind when discussing Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy is that, this therapy seem to be centered on mindfulness and meditation. This simple fact alone is part of the many reasons I find interest in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Founded by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John Teasdale, MBCT was designed to prevent the relapse of depression (Segal, Williams, & Teasdale, 2002). According to Segal, et al (2002), mindfulness is the awareness that presents itself when a person is paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, in a nonjudgmental way. I think that by allowing clients to use the techniques of MBCT, it can allow them to recognize the different states of mind they may have and ultimately …show more content…
According to Segal et al (2002), the mechanism of change in MBCT is relating differently to ones thoughts, which is the exact approach I would take for a client with depression. The text talks about decentering , which is used to allow clients to become aware of their thoughts, emotions, and sensations (Segal et al, 200). Decentering helps clients avoid negative thoughts, which will help prevent depression in the future. I think that MBCT is a great therapy to use for depression because it allows the client to think in a broader perspective without thinking in terms of bad or good or wrong or …show more content…
The techniques can be used to enhance their awareness. As Christians, I think there is a lot of pressure from church communities to be the image they think you should be. Specifically for MBCT in Christian clients with relational difficulties, I think I would focus therapy on the idea of the “Being” mode. I think this will allow them to avoid negative thinking in regards to their faith and church community. In regards to generalizing MBCT, I believe that MBCT can work well with culturally diverse groups, especially in regards to treating those with depression. Thus far, I have learned that depression affects millions of people regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or social class. For this reason, I think I would focus therapy on helping them to operate on a broader perspective in terms of not thinking of right or wrong, especially when it comes to
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a method of correcting invalid thought patterns to a more positive view of the person and their place in their world. Some people do not believe that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a real treatment for depression, claiming it is a form of positive thinking ("The Daily Mail," 2009). On the opposite end of the spectrum, others argue that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy should be used in all therapies for depression as it allows the patient to take an active role in their treatment. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the benefit of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a viable treatment of depression, either as a stand-alone therapy or in conjunction with other therapies.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, is a theoretical approach to counseling that involves the restructuring of a persons’ negative thoughts into something more positive. An example in the book, Helping Professionals, describes a husband arriving home late from work and how the wife can change her mindset to be more positive as to why he was late. If she thinks that he is stuck in traffic, she might be mad at the situation but not at home, if she thinks that he is going out with friends because he is falling out of love with her, she will be mad and hurt and that can cause great turmoil in their lives. By changing the way someone thinks about situations, it can change their emotion and in turn their behavior. There are many techniques that work
One of the primary reasons I prefer to utilize CBT is due to its compatibility with my personality. I am an organized, logical, and direct individual, all of which CBT encompasses well. CBT is a highly structured therapy. Even though there isn’t a particular order to procedures while utilizing CBT, there does tend to be a natural progression of certain steps. This aspect allows me to feel as though I am leading client’s to their goals in a logical manner. Not only that, CBT has a great deal of research backing that has proven it to be effective in treating several diagnoses such as depression and anxiety (Corey, 2013). Perhaps the best quality of CBT is the fact that it is known for having an openness to incorporating techniques from other approaches. According to Corey (2013), most forms of CBT can be integrated into other mainstream therapies (p.
The third-wave of cognitive behavior therapies include the following: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999); Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP); Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993); Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP); and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT). I would also include Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT, Segal, Williams, & Teasdale), which was developed by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams and John Teasdale and based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. These third wave psychotherapies have not been without some controversy and have been scrutinized and will continue to be scrutinized. Ost (2008) reviewed many of these therapies and concluded that “the third wave treatment RCTs used a research methodology that was significantly less stringent than CBT studies; that the mean effect size was moderate for both ACT and DBT, and that none of the third wave therapies fulfilled the criteria for empirically supported treatments. The article ends with suggestions on how to improve future RCTs to increase the possibility of them becoming empirically supported treatments. However, Guadiano (2009) cited that there was a mismatch in the samples Ost cited and that Ost’s conclusion was inconclusive. Kahl (2012) concluded the following:
In this assignment I will introduce my research project and examine some of the issues surrounding my topic, take an initial look at the research papers I have chosen for my literature review and consider the wider context that the research took place in.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a variant of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), is a treatment specifically designed to address posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Shou et al. 2017). In this group format, CPT will be used to treat individuals who have experienced PTSD, resulting from police brutality. CPT is typically run in a group setting; this form of treatment can be utilized in individual treatment as well (Monson et al. 2013). CPT captures information utilizing; exercise techniques in order for individuals with PTSD to express their internal emotions regarding their traumatic life event that is stored within the brain. Through this technique, clients can associate intrusive or distressing thoughts, nightmares, and flashbacks to
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provides a collaborative relationship between the client and the therapist with the ultimate goal of identifying irrational beliefs and disputing those beliefs in an effort to change or adapt behavior (Corey, 2013). The developers of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy saw humans as capable of both rational and irrational thoughts and able to change the processes that contribute to irrational thinking (Corey, 2013). CBT is a more direct approach than some other therapy theories practiced today in that it challenges the client to identify aspects about their self through cognitions. This therapy, as discussed in Corey (2013) also provides an educational component such that therapist teach clients tools to effectively change the way they think to a healthier way. There are a multitude of techniques associated with CBT such as shame attacking exercises, changing ones language...
In it's simplest form, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (or CBT as it will be referred to from here on out), refers to the approach of changing dysfunctional behaviors and thoughts to realistic and healthy ones. CBT encompasses several types of therapy focusing on the impact of an individual's thinking as it relates to expressed behaviors. Such models include rational emotive therapy (RET), rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), behavior therapy (BT), Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT), Schema Focused Therapy, Cognitive therapy (CT). Most recently a few other variations have been linked to CBT such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) (Harrington and Pickles, 2009). The main aspect that all of these branches of therapy share, is that our thoughts relate to our external behaviors. External events and individuals do not cause the negative thoughts or feelings, but, instead the perception of events and situations is the root cause (National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists, 2010).
Cognitive behavioral therapy commonly known as CBT is a systematic process by which we learn to change our negative thoughts into more positive ones. CBT is a combination of two types of therapy, Cognitive Therapy and Behavioral Therapy. Cognition is our thoughts, so cognitive behavioral therapy combines working with our thought process and changing our behavior at the same time. Cognitive behavioral therapists believe that our behavior and our feelings are influenced by the way we think; also our mood is affected by our behavior and thought process. So CBT tries to tackle our thoughts, feelings and behavior. Scientific research has shown that cognitive behavioral therapy is affective for a wide range of mental health problems. The purpose is to bring positive change by alleviating emotional distress such as depression. CBT starts by breaking down your problems into smaller components, often trying to identify particular problematic thoughts or behavior. Once these problems are broken down it is then suggested a straightforward plan in which the patient and therapist can intervene to promote recovery.
The cognitive processes that serve as the focus of treatment in CBT include perceptions, self-statements, attributions, expectations, beliefs, and images (Kazdin, 1994). Most cognitive-behavioral based techniques are applied in the context of psychotherapy sessions in which the clients are seen individually, or in a group, by professional therapists. Intervention programs are designed to help clients become aware of their maladaptive cognitive processes and teach them how to notice, catch, monitor, and interrupt the cognitive-affective-behavioral chains to produce more adaptive coping responses (Mah...
A person who is depressed will see everything in a negative way, the person won’t have any pleasure in life and the person will be counterproductive having trouble completing the simplest of tasks. The depressed patients will be extremely self-critical as they seem to view themselves as a looser and that no one likes them or the feeling of being undesirable to another person and that they are unable to be loved. The depressed patients will also have Masochistic Dreams where the themes would be the same as their waking life and they were distorting situations from this belief that they had about themselves that they are a looser or inadequate. When the depressed person believes this about themselves it leads to misinterpretations, and when they change these misinterpretations, by looking for the evidence to see if the way they view themselves is logical or by looking for alternative explanations the person would normally see the flaws in their thinking and gradually get better. Cognitive therapy is a psychotherapy that is based on the cognitive model: the way that the individual perceives a situation is more closely connected to their reaction than the situation itself. Cognitive behavior therapy is used usually to help the patients change their
Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the various different types of evidence based practices used in therapies today. It is a blend of two therapies: cognitive therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is among the most extensively tested psychotherapies for depression. Many studies have confirmed the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a treatment for depression. This paper will provide background information about the intervention, address the target population, and describe program structure and key components. It will also provide examples of program implementation, challenges/barriers to implementing the practice, address how the practice supports recovery from a serious mental illness standpoint and provide a summary. Although there are several types of therapy available to treat depression and other mood disorders, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) has been one of the most widely used. It is thought to be very effective in treating depression in adolescents and adults. CBT is targeted to quickly resolve maladaptive thoughts and behaviors without inquiring greatly into why those thoughts and behaviors occur as opposed to other forms of psychotherapy.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to treat diverse types of disorders such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, eating disorders, etc. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps patients deal with a specific problem in the present as well as avoid the same problem in the future. A patient anc potentially learn how to identify destructive behavior within themselves, so that they can move forward positively in the future. Long term, a patient will learn how to change the thought patterns that lead to the destructive behavior with the help of cognitive behavioral
Initially developed by Aaron Beck in the 1960s, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) also referred to as Cognitive Therapy (CT) focuses on understanding a client’s behaviors and feelings through focusing on their underlying cognitions and thoughts (Weinrach, 1988, p.159). Aaron Beck believed that our thoughts impact our feelings and in order to change negative feelings, we must identify and modify our dysfunctional thoughts (Weinrach,1988). A client’s symptoms or dysfunctional behaviors do not take place due to a situation or their feelings. Instead, Beck explains that between the situations or events and the emotional responses and behaviors, a conscious stream of thoughts take place (Craske, 2010). CBT explains human nature with an anti-deterministic