Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Cognitive behavioral therapy is commonly employed in treatment of psychiatric problems especially during the counseling sessions . This model lays emphasis on the power of the thoughts in influencing behavior and thus efforts to correct the dysfunctional behavior are normally focused on changing the thought process of the clients

Introduction

Cognitive behavioral therapy better known as CBT is a psychotherapeutic model that is used in solving the problems associated with emotional

dysfunctions in individuals through the established systematic procedures . CBT is a generalized terminology that includes various therapies which are similar in their implementation . CBT is usually based on the conceptualization that our feelings and behaviors emanates from the thoughts and not externally generated . This means that external influence on behavior such as people situations and events do not influence our behaviors and feelings . This shall elaborate my personal philosophy in regard to the cognitive behavioral therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The key element of the CBT is that thoughts are central to the mediation between the stimuli and emotions , thus stimuli are responsible for eliciting a thought which in turn produces an emotion . Therefore the stimulus is not directly responsible for the emotional response but rather the evaluation /thought regarding that stimulus is the factor that is responsible for the emotion that is expressed . In cognitive behavioral therapy therefore , it is assumed that individuals are capable of being aware of their very own thoughts and are...