COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Introduction

The paper discusses the cognitive behaviour therapy and its effectiveness with respect to the theoretical foundations. The paper answers questions about how the cognitive behavioural therapy evolved and what assumptions it is based on. To answer these questions, the paper uses the theoretical framework and the review of the scholarly articles and researches that compare and contrast various theories about cognitive behaviour therapy.

Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) of Albert Ellis

The rational-emotive therapy (RET) of Albert Ellis is based on the assumption that the experience of reality depends on how people perceive events and think about them. In particular, emotions are influenced by how a person against his life, his work, his family, friends, etc. is set. It comes to mental health problems, according to Ellis, if the evaluation of events is highly unfair, "irrational" patterns of thinking (irrational beliefs) influences (Zarb 2007, p. 126). If the irrational thought patterns are negative, for example, and determine the perception of events very much, people will see their lives and feel negatively, especially negative emotions such as anger, anger or sadness, resignation and despair. The negative feelings in turn reinforce the tendency toward irrational thinking patterns, so that a vicious circle. This vicious circle can develop a mental disorder such as depression or generalized anxiety disorder entails (French, 2007, 142).

Cognitive Therapy For Pelvic

This cognitive therapy was developed by the American physician and psychotherapist Aaron T. Beck and is now - in combination with classic behavioural techniques - as one of the most effective psychotherapies for a range of mental disorders. Opportunity to develop this form of therapy was the desire of Becks that he initially regarded as a true psychoanalytic approaches to depression to provide a more solid and verifiable basis (Rose 1980, p. 72). Over time, working with Beck depression, however, led to abandon the psychoanalytic approach - not least because of the broken promises of psychoanalysis to help more effectively, as Beck writes. He had seen others that had shown itself more years of psycho-analysis of 6 to 7 years no positive results in the treatment of depression. Beck then formulated its own approach to understanding depressive relationships, is the basis of his cognitive therapy. Although he initially saw this stand in contrast to behaviour therapy, but over time found an integration of both cognitive behavioural therapy as well as methods for today's cognitive behaviour therapy for depression instead. Beck also extended his theory and his treatment methods applied to other disorders such as agoraphobia and panic disorder at (Ellis,2001,35).

Discussion

Comparison and Contrast

Ellis illustrates his assumption about the meaning of irrational thinking patterns based on the so-called ABC scheme including A (initiating event, activating event): End of a Partnership, B (irrational thinking patterns, irrational belief): "I am worth nothing, or I would not leave my partner," And C (consequence, consequence): development of depression, sadness, possibly depression (Ellis,2001,32).

In the rational-emotive therapy, the patient with the help of the therapist to identify the irrational thinking ...