1. Overview
1. Overview
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is a widely used treatment approach for psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse disorders, eating disorders and couple’s distress. CBT is a broad concept, which represents a variety of therapeutic approaches that highlight cognitive, behavioral, emotional, physiological and environmental factors in relation to psychological disorders.
There are at least 10 different schools. The cognitive perspectives differ in the degree to which they view the environment as a determinant of action, thinking and emotion. The influential cognitive approach assumes that mood and behavior are influenced by distorted and dysfunctional thinking and that inaccurate and biased forms of thinking are common to all psychological disorders. For each disorder there is a unique set of thought distortions and underlying beliefs (schemas). Therapeutic activities should promote realistic, accurate and balanced thinking. The modification of thinking will produce changes in mood and behavior and establish lasting therapeutic change.
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