Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
Belinda
December 12, 2011
BSHS 312

      Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) includes a vast array of psychological interventions and treatment strategies targeting the interaction between human behavior, emotion, and cognition (Hart & Hart, 2010, p. 244, 245; Leichsenring, et. al., 2006, p. 235). Since thoughts, feelings, and behavior are interrelated and intimately tied to one’s conscious and unconscious perception of the world, situations, his or her place in society, cognitive behavioral therapies provide therapists with ways to address many conditions (Leichsenring, et. al., 2006, p. 235, 236; Hart & Hart, 2010). It allows clients to develop adaptive skills and ability and greater self-efficacy.
CBT, Applicability, Utility & Readiness
        CBT therapy is particularly useful for anxiety-related disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias, panic attacks, and depression or fatalism (Hansell & Damour, 2008, p. 145, 146). Although this list is not all-inclusive, these disorders in some form or fashion are related to underlying fears, perceptions, and misperceptions of others, self, circumstances or anticipated or dreaded results (Leichsenring, et. al., 2006, p. 235). Drawing upon this interrelational causality, Bandura (2001) contended the triadic causation model was the most useful. After all, it effectively illustrated how individuals could and should assert control over their reactions, their emotions, the ways they perceive and cognitively construct situations, events, and the like.
      Inevitably, individuals who experience negative rewards or outcomes have a greater propensity to develop clinical manifestations relative to the object, event or persons who engendered them. For some persons, this leads to active, conscious avoidance of the objects, situations, or persons they fear most (Hansell & Damour, 2008, p. 124, 125). When deeply entrenched within...