Beck's cognitive therapy
Subtitle: distinctive features
By: Frank Wills.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780415439510; 9780415439527
Subjects: Beck, Aaron T; Cognitive therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beck's life in brief; title: Part I: Theory; title: Prelude: Beck and his group; title: Cognitive therapy is organised around a formulation; title: Different problem areas are marked by specific cognitive themes; title: Cognitive therapy varies according to the areas to which it is applied; title: Cognitive functioning is organised around the existence of deep schemas; title: It is helpful to understand the evolutionary underpinnings of many psychological problems; title: Beck describes a variety of levels and types of cognition; title: Cognitive distortions play a key role in emotional problems but not irrational; title: Images also contain key and distorted cognitions; title: Cognitions, emotion, and behaviour interact with mutual and reciprocal influence on each other; title: Safety behaviours, including avoidance, reassurance seeking and hyper-; title: Vigilance play a crucial role in maintaining anxiety; title: Strategies that address negative attention bias strengthen the cognitive; title: Therapy model; title: Meta-cognition : the way people think about thinking also influences the way they feel and behave; title: Promoting mindfulness and mindful attention to negative thoughts is likely to form a major part of cognitive therapy in future; title: Beckian epistemology has a clear process for developing appropriate; title: Therapeutic knowledge for cognitive therapists to follow; title: Cognitive therapy is strengthened by protocol development and the specification of cognitive therapy skills; title: Part II: Practice; title: Using formulation to focus work; title: Using formulation to tackle interpersonal & alliance issues; title: CT requires a sound therapeutic relationship; title: The relationship in CT requires collaboration; title: Cognitive therapy is brief and time-limited; title: Cognitive therapy is structured and directional; title: Cognitive therapy is problem and goal oriented; title: Cognitive therapy initially emphasises a present time focus; title: Cognitive therapy uses an educational model; title: Homework is a central feature of cognitive therapy; title: Ct teaches clients to evaluate and modify their thoughts; title: CT uses various methods to change cognitive content; title: CT uses various methods to change cognitive processes; title: CT uses various methods to change behaviour; title: Assessing and developing competence in CT skills.