Aaron Becks Cognitive Therapy

Aaron Becks Cognitive Therapy

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  Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy Submittedto: Prof. Agnes Montalbo Rizal Technological University Submitted by : Karen Lei Cruz
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  • Aaron T.Beck- developed an approach known as cognitive therapy. • Cognitive Therapy- is an insight focused therapy that emphasizes recognizing and changing negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs.
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  Theoretical Assumptions ofcognitive Therapy 1. People’s internal communications is accessible to introspection. 2. Client’s beliefs have highly personal meanings. 3. These meanings can be discovered by the client rather than being taught or interpreted by the therapist.
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  Basic Principles of CognitiveTherapy
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  1. Arbitrary inferences-refer to making conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence. This includes “catastrophizing”, or thinking of the absolute worst scenario and outcomes for most situations. 2. Selective Abstractions- consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event.
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  3. Overgeneralization- isa process of holding extreme beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applying them inappropriately to dissimilar events or settings. 4.Magnification and minimization- consist of perceiving a case or situation in a greater or lesser light than it truly deserves. 5. Personalization- is a tendency for individuals to relate external events to themselves, even when there is no basis for making this connection.
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  6. Labeling andMislabeling- involve portraying one’s identity on the basis of imperfections and mistakes made in the past and allowing them to define one’s true identity. 7. Dichotomous thinking- involves categorizing experiences in either or extreme
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  Some differences betweenCT and REBT • REBT is often highly directive persuasive and confrontational. In contrast, CT uses a Socratic dialogue by posing open ended questions, CT places more emphasis on helping clients discover and identify their misconceptions.
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  Client-Therapist Relationship
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  • Beck’s believesthat effective therapists are able to combine empathy and sensitivity, along with technical competence. • To establish a therapeutic alliance with clients, therapists must also have cognitive conceptualization of cases, be creative and active, be able to engage clients through a process of Socratic questioning.
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  • Be knowledgeableand skilled in the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies aimed at guiding clients in significant self discoveries that will lead to change. • Macy (2007) states that effective cognitive therapists strive to create “warm, empathic relationships with clients while at the same time effectively using cognitive therapy techniques that will enable clients to create change in their thinking, feeling and behaving’.
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  • Therapists engageclient’s active participation and collaboration throughout all phases of therapy. • Cognitive therapists aim to teach clients how to be their own therapist. • Bibliotherapy- clients complete readings dealing with the philosophy of cognitive therapy. • Homework- is often used as a part of cognitive therapy
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  Applications of Cognitive Therapy
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  1. Applying cognitivetechniques 2. Treatment of depression 3. Application to family therapy