COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR
THERAPY (CBT)
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, • Cognitive therapists believe that distorted thinking causes
distorted behavior and that correcting the distorted thinking will
alleviate and even cure the distorted behavior.
• Behavior therapists in contrast view disordered behavior as
learned from past experience and they attempt to alleviate the
dosorders by training the patients to use new and more adaptive
behavoiurs.
• These two positions are not incompatible and many therapists
try both to correct distorted cognitions and to train patients to
engage in new behaviours.
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, • When therapists combine both techniques, it is called
cognitive behavioral therapy.
• Therefore, cognitive behavior therapy is a combination of
cognitive and behavioral therapies approach which helps
people change negative thought patterns, beliefs, and
behaviors so they can manage symptoms and enjoy more
productive, less stressful lives.
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed by Aaron
T. Beck, Albert Ellis, among others.
• Cognitive behavior therapy is a type of psychotherapeutic
treatment that helps patients understand the thoughts and
feelings that influence behaviors.
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THERAPY (CBT)
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, • Cognitive therapists believe that distorted thinking causes
distorted behavior and that correcting the distorted thinking will
alleviate and even cure the distorted behavior.
• Behavior therapists in contrast view disordered behavior as
learned from past experience and they attempt to alleviate the
dosorders by training the patients to use new and more adaptive
behavoiurs.
• These two positions are not incompatible and many therapists
try both to correct distorted cognitions and to train patients to
engage in new behaviours.
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, • When therapists combine both techniques, it is called
cognitive behavioral therapy.
• Therefore, cognitive behavior therapy is a combination of
cognitive and behavioral therapies approach which helps
people change negative thought patterns, beliefs, and
behaviors so they can manage symptoms and enjoy more
productive, less stressful lives.
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed by Aaron
T. Beck, Albert Ellis, among others.
• Cognitive behavior therapy is a type of psychotherapeutic
treatment that helps patients understand the thoughts and
feelings that influence behaviors.
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