Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Basic Principles of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy:
Cognitive-behavioral theory is not one specific approach. CBT combines myriad treatments and techniques that all share a common principle that thoughts, rather than external circumstances, cause feelings and behaviors. (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014, p.344)
Cognitive-Behavior Modification
(Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014, 344-346)
Cognitive-behavioral theory is not one specific approach. CBT combines myriad treatments and techniques that all share a common principle that thoughts, rather than external circumstances, cause feelings and behaviors. (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014, p.344)
Cognitive-Behavior Modification
- Constructive Narrative: People actively construct their own reality; "reality is a product of personal meanings" (Meichenbaum, 1993, p.203)
- Information Processing: An activating event taps into a person's core cognitions, leading to an unhelpful, inaccurate, and distorted thought. People experience negative emotions and engage in unwise and harmful behaviors because they distort reality as a result of cognitive errors and misperceptions.
- Conditioning: Cognitions are viewed as covert behaviors that have been conditioned
(Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014, 344-346)