Aaon Beck - Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Aaron Beck - CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Basis: all behavior based on what we THINK/BELIEVE

Automatic Thoughts: inappropriate/Irrational thinking patterns cause maladaptive behaviors/negative emotions

Events are Neutral: events receive value from our thoughts about them.

Attribution: meaning place on event or situation

Started as psychoanalyst

Felt not supported by clinical practice.

Used:

Homework:

Cognitive Rehearsal: practice in head what to say/d

Self-monitoring:

Long-term treatment

Distorted Thinking - Errors in reasoning; jumping to conclusions; "should" statements; disqualification of positives in life

Reattribution: Challenging clients beliefs that his/her shortcomings are responsible for negative external events.