PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Aaron T. Beck, Noxious Stimulus, Cognitive Therapy
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Animals use four fundamental processes: thinking, motivation, emotion, perception: all are interrelated. Thinking and emotion are closely interrelated: these merge into a self talk, or internalized sentences, we create our own emotional consequences. People try to impress and live up to the expectations of others: accept themselves only if others accept them, this makes us prone to anxiety and depression. Abc theory of personality when en emotional consequences (c) follows a activating event (a) it seems that a causes c, when it does not: emotional consequences are largely caused by (b) belief system. These irrational thought, feeling, and action tendencies are grounded in musturbatory belief systems consisting of absolute musts: these belief systems can be genetic. Goal of therapy is the enable clients to commit themselves to actions that are consistent with their value systems. Cognitive therapy show clients to recognize their must thoughts, and separate rational from irrational beliefs.
