PSYCH-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Cognitive Restructuring, Comorbidity, Pharmacotherapy
27 Oct 2020
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Therapist works with client to change their opinions of events and of the self. Works with client to identify examples contrary to overgeneralizations. Encourages client to monitor private monologues and identify all patterns of thought that contribute to depression. Helps client think through negative prevailing beliefs to understand who these beliefs prevent them from making more realistic assumptions. Developed independent of ellis" rational-emotive method, but has similar analysis. Suggests depressed people are likely to consider themselves totally inept and incompetent if they make a mistake this schema can be considered an extension of one of ellis"s irrational beliefs. Research con rms that beck"s therapy has a prophylactic effect in preventing subsequent bouts of depressions. Ct has its intended effects after 6 sessions. Clients reported reductions in daily sad affect, daily negative thoughts, and sad affect reactivity to fail stressors + increase in daily positive affect. People with high levels of dysfunctional attitudes. High pre-treatment severity scores on measures of depression.
