Psychology : Cognitive Behavioral Theory

In life, humanity is on a journey much like walking through a forest full of trees that requires consistent observation while navigating the path traveled. Remaining on course is a very important part of arriving at the destination of achievement and success. There is no way to have complete certainty of always arriving on time, as all the variables come into the picture of that journey which psychology also does in relation to the mind. The psychodynamic theory in comparison to the cognitive behavior theory is somewhat well viewed in focus of examining the mental process of what one does based upon what one has thought of doing. To consider the contrast of

Cognitive therapy, now called cognitive behavioral therapy was developed by Aaron Beck. Beck believed that dysfunctional thought processes and beliefs are responsible for an individual’s behaviors and feelings. He also believed that individuals’ have the ability identify these distorted thoughts and change them to more realistic thinking in order to relieve their psychological discomfort. This type of therapy is designed to be a short-term, straight-forward and structured approach to counseling in which counselors and clients work together. I strongly identify with cognitive behavioral therapy because I believe all behaviors are a result of incorrect thoughts and beliefs. Irrational and negative thinking can influence an individual’s ability to cope and deal with any difficulties they may be experiencing. I also like cognitive behavioral therapy because it briefly includes a client’s historical background in its approach to counseling. I feel that counselors should include a client’s past experiences when trying to understand at what point the client’s incorrect assumptions developed. I believe that everybody in this world always has a choice on how they handle and behave in their given situation and circumstances. In cognitive behavioral therapy, once the counselor and client have identified the irrational thoughts and evaluated whether there is any evidence to its validity, the client has the ability to choose whether or not they desire to change their distorted ways of

In this class we’ve learned that both Behavior Theory and Cognitive Behavior Theory both help explain human behavior through an A-B-C model or method. What are the A-B-Cs of Cognitive Behavior Theory?

In a study conducted by Wagner et al.in 2004, researchers investigated the efficacy and safety of citalopram compared to placebo to treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents. The problem described in the study was that up to 5%of children and 8% of adolescents meet diagnostic criteria for depression, which often continues to adulthood. The purpose to examine it and find a solution is because depression in children and adolescents can negatively affect school performance, peer relationships, and risk of suicide could increase. The general hypothesis was that by citalopram being effective in the treatment of depression in the adult population, it would also be effective in the use of children and adolescents because of

Medications are easy way out-it’s a form of escape that suppresses the illness rather than cure it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, on the other hand, is a guided education technique that teaches one how to live a healthy lifestyle by understanding and overcoming their fear, thus curing the illness from it’s root. Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of short-term psychotherapy was originally designed to treat depression, but over the years have been used for a number of mental illnesses including anxiety, mood swings, substance abuse, personality disorder and some others, showing promising results. As the name suggests, it’s a combination of both cognitive and behavioral principles that acknowledges that some behaviors emerge based on prior conditioning from the environment and external or internal stimuli, and cannot be controlled through rational thought and/or medication. The efficacy of programs that utilize cognitive behavioral therapy have been researched and questioned over time. However, more often than not, it’s believed that as stated by DeRubeis, Siegle, & Hollon (2008), “cognitive therapy is as efficacious as antidepressant medications at treating depression, and it seems to reduce the risk of relapse even after its discontinuation.” (p. 1) This is because cognitive behavioral therapy and anti-depressants utilize similar neural mechanisms to treat distinctive individuals and target specific disorders instead of an overall cure. This paper discusses how this

This article is relevant to both GLM and RNR in that it tries to explain the role of each model in the treatment and management of sex offenders. The authors started off by quoting Andrews and Bonta, 1998 while trying to inform the readers that “for the past 40 years, has been based on RNR approach…..(Megan Schaffer, Elizabeth L. Jeglic, John Jay College and Aviva Moster, p.1). The authors continue to explain that both models, the GLM and the RNR, utilize the Cognitive Behavioral therapy ( CBT) techniques for the treatment of sex offenders. While agreeing with the fact that both GLM and the RNR have a lot in common when it comes in terms to sex offenders management and treatment, the authors, in what seem an attempt to highlight the relevance

The principles and theories of Social Psychology are important and useful in assessing behaviors in situations. These social psychological principles and their applications can be seen in fictional films which can also be attributed to everyday life. One such film that holds certain social psychological perspectives is Will Gluck’s 2010 production of Easy A. A film about high school student Olive Penderghast and how a sudden change in popularity and financial status, after an unintentional rumor about how she supposedly lost her virginity to a college guy spread through the entire her school. The film draws on the behavioral connections of pronounced hussy Olive Penderghast and her English class’s assigned reading of The Scarlet Letter.

Cognitive Behavioral approach perceives obsessive compulsive disorder as an intrusive condition characterized by unwanted repetitive and anxiety-producing thoughts accompanied by the compulsive act of rituals that the individual believes will shield them from the imagined catastrophe (Hansell & Damour, 2008). Obsessions are thoughts or impulses over which the individual has no control and only briefly subside after the victim has been compelled to and completes a certain ritual over and over until the anxiety lessens (Hansell & Damour, 2008).

The philosophy of cognitive behavioral therapy is that “think and feeling are connected people are creative (Halbur & Halbur, 2015, p.47)”. The key aspects of theory are to challenge the irrational beliefs that we hold about ourselves. Aaron Beck the primary founder of cognitive behavior theory assumed that people can control how they feel and what they think. He believed that our inner thoughts and beliefs affected how we are affected on the outside. One of the key concepts is that the client’s dysfunctional thinking can be derived from an erroneous internal process or bias.

The idea of integrating cognitive behavioral theory into a more complete theory of human behavior and even how human behavior interacts with the entire social, environmental structure is needed. Individual clients are not the result of simply a chemical imbalance. They are the result of a complex interaction of social, environmental, personal, and biological interactions

Writing this paper and trying to choose the theory that best suits me, I realized that no matter which theoretical orientation the therapist choses, warm, non-judgmental, productive therapeutic relationship, along with empathy, congruence and genuineness, are the foundations of counseling. However, it is essential to be comfortable with the techniques the chosen theory offers and to teach the client to produce healthier behaviors and beliefs; therefore, cognitive behavioral therapy is definitely compatible with my world of view.

Treatment Approaches in psychology, are known as the research and practice that concerned with the human behavior to acquire or create knowledge and skills that enable them to perform and grow in their current or future role in life. Psychological theories reflect the satisfaction of seeing the results of human work, recognition in many different forms and endless opportunities for learning. Psychology is the scientific study of the mental processes and human behavior that attempts to uncover the human response to different things. Different theories of psychology rules, the different psychologists approach research in the human behavior. According to the Merriam and Caffarella (1991), these treatment approaches are divided into four traditional

Cognitive Behavior theory (CBT) is a generic theory that is most popular and utilized through ought the world of counseling. Similarly, this particular theorical approach works with mostly all types of counseling issues and concerns. However when working with families and couples, CBT focus more so on the emotional responses of each individual member (Wetchler & Hecker, 2015). Nonetheless, CBT and family therapy are also therapies that work well with diversity of race ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identifications. Therefore, in using this role model it is important that therapists maintain cultural competency (Sue, 2006), worldviews biases when using CBT, in working with multicultural families.

Case manager has been working with Ms. Tabitha, who has one child by the name of Michelle, currently 25 years of age, and two deceased twin daughters, as well. Tabitha was diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder, and is taking medication’s to help with her anxiety. Recently, Tabitha failed her housekeeping inspection, and has six months to improve her housekeeping situation, and if she doesn’t, will be evicted from the premises. Tabitha sought help for her situation; is receiving counseling, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and she’s removing the clutter from her home, while learning new skills. The following information is pertaining to

The Cognitive-Behavior Practice theory has two components: behaviors and thoughts. The assumptions of the theory is that irrational and problematic thoughts can be changed because people construct their own reality. The cognitive aspect of the theory focuses on thoughts and beliefs and the behavior aspect focuses on the human action and reactions. They both together give emphasis on behavioral learning and the cognitive processes. “Cognitive-learning and cognitive behavioral