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Category: Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

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, 2019July 12, 2019

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, 2019May 21, 2019

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

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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, 2019June 8, 2020

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
Posted on August 30, 2018May 3, 2019

Self Help: How to Make That Change in Your Life

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1. Know What You Want to Change

You might already know what needs to be changed or you just have a sense that something in your life has to change, but you do not know what it is. Gilbert Chesterton … Read More

Posted on July 23, 2018May 21, 2019

Cognitive Distortions and How to Overcome Them

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Cognitive distortions is a concept from cognitive behavioral therapy, which implies that we usually tend to think in some biased way.

Normally, having cognitive distortions is neither a deficit nor a disorder, but it is just a by-product of how … Read More

Posted on July 9, 2018July 24, 2019

Automatic Thoughts: What are They and How can We Identify Them?

Automatic Thoughts: What are They and How can We Identify Them?

In this post, I will try to tell you about what automatic thoughts are and how to identify them.

Sometimes, all of a sudden, we find ourselves feeling depressed, anxious, furious, guilty… However, we can’t tell why. If someone asks, … Read More

Posted on July 1, 2018July 24, 2019

How to Challenge Automatic Thoughts in CBT

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In one of our previous posts, we examined What Automatic Thoughts are and How to Identify Them Using CBT Techniques.

In this post, I will try to tell you about how to challenge automatic thoughts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

You … Read More

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