PSYC36H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bibliotherapy, Panic Disorder, Meta-Analysis
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Think of a ime when you were very upset. One of the originators of cogniive revoluionary paradigm shit in psychotherapy. Goal maximize peoples" pleasure and minimize pain: uilitarian approach. Beliefs about these events leads to emoional consequences. Simplisic approach to how e think feel and act. Due to the fact that are thoughts are irraional or unlikely beliefs -> which leads to emoional consequences: (absolute comparaives rigid and dogmaic beliefs, or self-disturbing philosophies) It isn"t the events that cause the consequences, it is the mediator. Absolute imperaives: ought ought to get good marks in school, must musturbaion theory. Raional beliefs where we must impose on ourselves these things that hold us back or bring us down. Ex 10 commandments of public transit -> by holding onto these thoughts, she was irritated every ime she was on transit, watching other people disobey these.
