CBT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CBTs
Senses: examples: text: A summary of these findings will first be presented, followed by a discussion of issues directly related to the evaluation of self-statement training in CBT.
ref: 1978, Gerald T. O’Brien, A Component Analysis of the Semantic Content of Self-Statements in the Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Frequent Tension in College Students (doctoral thesis), Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa, page 2:
text: To simplify, CBT is about providing the tools to reappraise circumstances that evoke the anxiety—remember that in this social situation those awful feelings you're having are about what happened back then, not what is happening now.
ref: 2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 2, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN:
text: It then told me it was trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, which it said was an “effective way to challenge how you’re thinking about things.” Unlike psychodynamic or psychoanalytic therapies, C.B.T. argues that our emotions and moods are influenced by our patterns of thinking; change those patterns, the theory goes, and you’ll start to feel better.
ref: 2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2022:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of cognitive behavioral therapy.
glosses: Initialism of computer-based training.
examples: text: Pereira got a petrol moped, which meant he had to do CBT (compulsory basic training), have a licence, get insurance, all of which cost him money.
ref: 2025 September 4, Sam Wollaston, “Britain’s illegal e-bike boom: desperation, delivery drivers – and unthinkable danger”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2025:
glosses: Initialism of compulsory basic training.
examples: text: Here Welles engages in the same kind of stereotypical thinking his characters condemn in their antagonists. For example, in a gay male psychology, testicles are not mandatory for “manhood,” if manhood is defined as being able to produce offspring. Testicular manipulation, or “cock and ball torture” (CBT) as it is known in sadomasochistic parlance, is an act around which extensive sexual scenes can be constructed.
ref: 1992, Les Wright, “Gay Genocide as Literary Trope”, in Emmanuel S. Nelson, editor, AIDS: The Literary Response, New York: Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, page 60:
text: For the female dominant, men’s cocks can provide hours of delightful fun. In the scene, this is often known as cock-and-ball torture or CBT, and bondage is an important part of this specialty.
ref: 1994, John Warren, The Loving Dominant, New York: Rhinoceros, →ISBN, page 167:
text: For CBT you will need thinner rope, rope that is quarter of an inch thick, and six to eight feet long. If he is particularly hairy, you may have to trim or shave him so his little hairs don’t get caught in the rope.
ref: 1998, Claudia Varrin, The Art of Sensual Female Dominance: A Guide for Women, Secausus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, published 1999, →ISBN, page 47:
topics: BDSM
lifestyle
sexuality
glosses: Initialism of cock and ball torture.
glosses: Initialism of coulomb blockade thermometer.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of closed beta test.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of criminal breach of trust.
examples: text: The FE exam is a computer-based test (CBT). It is closed book with an electronic reference.
ref: 2020, “Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) CIVIL CBT Exam Specifications”, in NCEES, page 1:
glosses: Initialism of computer-based test.
Derived terms: sense: cognitive behavioral therapy
word: CBTp
word: CBT-I
word: TF-CBT