CBT Theory & Core Principles Flashcards
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Which of the following is the most accurate description of a 'safety behavior' in CBT?
Answer: An action the client takes to prevent feared outcomes, which paradoxically maintains anxiety
Safety behaviors are actions taken to prevent feared outcomes; they maintain anxiety by preventing disconfirmation of threat beliefs.
In CBT theory, 'metacognition' refers to:
Answer: Thoughts about one's own thinking processes
Metacognition refers to awareness and beliefs about one's own thoughts, such as believing that worrying is helpful or that thoughts are uncontrollable.
The 'hot cross bun' model in CBT for psychosis, developed by Kingdon and Turkington, maps the interaction of which four domains?
Answer: Thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical sensations
The hot cross bun model illustrates the four interconnected domains of thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and physical sensations in a circular fashion.
Which term describes the CBT process of identifying and articulating a client's psychological problems, triggers, maintaining factors, and origins in a structured framework?
Answer: Case conceptualization
Case conceptualization (or formulation) integrates the client's history, beliefs, triggers, and maintenance factors into a coherent model guiding treatment.
According to Beck's model, 'intermediate beliefs' sit between automatic thoughts and core beliefs and typically take which form?
Answer: Rules, attitudes, and assumptions: 'If I work hard, I am worthwhile'
Intermediate beliefs are conditional rules, attitudes, and assumptions (e.g., 'If…then…' statements) that mediate between core beliefs and automatic thoughts.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was specifically designed to prevent relapse in which condition?
Answer: Recurrent major depression
MBCT was developed by Segal, Williams, and Teasdale specifically to prevent relapse in patients with three or more episodes of major depression.
In behavioral activation (BA), 'activity scheduling' is intended primarily to:
Answer: Increase engagement with rewarding activities to counter depression's withdrawal cycle
Activity scheduling in BA counters the withdrawal and inactivity of depression by deliberately scheduling activities that provide mastery or pleasure.