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The Importance Of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Is that way children are being raised now causing behavioral disorders that are leading to sensitive mindsets and the need for cognitive behavioral therapy? I find this problem interesting because as a first year college student I wasn't really aware of this movement that has been happening. I was exposed to it some in highschool when certain books were banned from class, and when we had to get a paper signed that says a certain book or movie was allowed, but I never thought it would become this big of an issue. After reading, “The Coddling of the American Mind”, It got me thinking about why college students were becoming so sensitive and how this emotional state could be taken care of. And after reading that cognitive behavioral therapy …show more content…

I would have liked to say that I was shocked to see that they did in fact treat their child or children as if the child is better or more important than themselves. I witnessed many of the parents having to say over and over that it was time to go, or time to put a toy away. I also see many time that parents use bribes as a way of getting their child to do something, like potty training. More than once I also saw a parent getting on one knee and act “like they're petitioning the king”, now before reading this article I wouldn't have necessarily thought of it this way, but now I kind of think it is right. It is hard saying this as I am not yet a parent, but I would like to think that if I were I would want my child to understand that I am the boss and they need to respect and listen to …show more content…

I found a book called, “cognitive behavioral therapy for child trauma and abuse: a step-by-step approach”, and it went through the phases of the cognitive behavioral therapy for children who are abused or traumatized. The first phase is Psychosocial Strengthening which is to “provide an orientation to therapy, build rapport, elicit hope and active participation, gain information about the child’s world and view of himself, explore family relationships and identify social supports; to begin to identify the child’s history of trauma and current trauma symptoms, normalise reactions by providing psychoeducation about the effects of trauma on children, and introduce a coping model (25).” The second phase is coping skills “which encourage children to cope directly with their anxiety and trauma symptoms, rather than relying on avoidance behaviours to reduce personal distress(45).” The third phase is Trauma Processing which is that if, “associations that continue to exist between anxiety and fear and the situations or thoughts which produce these sensations need to be processed. This is accomplished by gradually exposing the child to the upsetting situations until anxiety decreases (habituation)(71).” The fourth and final phase is special issues and completion of therapy which includes discussing accomplishments the child has made and

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