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Posted on May 23, 2023May 30, 2023

Automatic Thoughts  and Cognitive Distortions in Anxiety

When we feel anxious, we have certain automatic thoughts more frequently.

If you have noticed, our thoughts during anxiety will usually fit into this formula:

automatic thoughts and cognitive distortions in anxiety

Also, when we are anxious, due to intense feelings of fear, we see the … Read More

Posted on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

Epigenetic Regulation in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Decades of research has shown that genetics greatly contribute to the development of a psychiatric disorder.

This contribution reaches up to 40 to 80% at most extreme cases.

However, heritability doesn’t seem to be sufficient to explain the whole story. … Read More

Posted on December 10, 2022April 11, 2023

Can We Choose What to Think?

Thousands of thoughts pass through the mind during a day. However, only some of these catch our attention while most cannot make their way into our consciousness. Moreover, we stay focused on some thoughts more when compared to others. 

Then, … Read More

Posted on July 10, 2019April 11, 2023

How to Challenge Maladaptive Assumptions in CBT

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Maladaptive Assumptions in CBT

In one of our previous posts, we examined Maladaptive Assumptions in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Techniques for Identifying Them. In this post, we share CBT techniques for challenging maladaptive assumptions.

As you might recall, … Read More

Posted on May 11, 2019April 11, 2023

Maladaptive Assumptions in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and How to Identify Them

Maladaptive Assumptions in CBT

Maladaptive assumptions (also called underlying assumptions, intermediate beliefs, dysfunctional beliefs) in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, are, as the names suggest, maladaptive/dysfunctional beliefs underlying automatic thoughts.

They are simply the rules behind our automatic thoughts.

As you … Read More

Posted on April 28, 2019May 21, 2019

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? – What Makes CBT Different?

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As in all forms of cognitive behavioral therapies, CBT assume that psychological problems might be caused in part by our maladaptive/unhelpful/irrational ways of thinking, or behaviors.

In CBT, symptoms are not seen as the signs of “deeper issues” since any … Read More

Posted on April 28, 2019April 28, 2019

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A Short Historical Overview

Until mid-60s, behaviorism was the dominant approach in both the understanding and the treatment of psychopathologies.

Then, however, behavior therapists came to accept that taking classical or operant conditioning as the sole explanation of the development of psychopathologies and working … Read More

Posted on April 28, 2019April 11, 2023

Is Self-CBT Possible? Can We Use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques for Helping the Self?

self, self-cbt, cbt for helping the self

It is inarguably true that CBT is a very structured form of therapy, and, thus, it must be applied only by professionals who have been trained for it. Especially in clinical conditions, indeed, a professional help is indispensable.

However, still, … Read More

Posted on April 16, 2019April 11, 2023

“I wish I could stop thinking…”

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In one of our previous posts, “Can We Control Our Thoughts?”, we examined if it is possible to stop or control our thoughts. Here, I give an example of how to challenge an automatic thought about controlling our thinking.… Read More

Posted on April 16, 2019April 11, 2023

Can We Control Our Thoughts?

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 “…There has been a machine installed in my head, and this machine has been continuously lining up thoughts, impressions, without a break. If I only had the control of this machine, if I only thought of the things I wanted,

… Read More

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