CBT Theory & Core Principles Flashcards
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Which of the following best distinguishes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) from standard CBT?
Answer: DBT adds a dialectical philosophy balancing acceptance with change strategies
DBT, developed by Linehan, augments standard CBT with dialectical philosophy and acceptance-based strategies, particularly for borderline personality disorder.
When a client says 'I feel stupid, therefore I must be stupid,' which cognitive distortion is illustrated?
Answer: Emotional reasoning
Emotional reasoning involves treating an emotion as evidence for a factual conclusion, as in 'I feel it, therefore it must be true.'
The principle of 'Socratic questioning' in CBT is designed to:
Answer: Use guided discovery to help clients reach their own insight through careful questioning
Socratic questioning uses carefully crafted questions to guide clients to examine their own evidence and reasoning, fostering independent insight.
In CBT for anxiety, the concept of 'intolerance of uncertainty' is central to the maintenance model of which disorder?
Answer: Generalized anxiety disorder
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is considered a core cognitive vulnerability maintaining generalized anxiety disorder through chronic worry.
Which model proposes that panic disorder is maintained by catastrophic misinterpretation of bodily sensations?
Answer: Clark's cognitive model of panic
Clark's (1986) cognitive model of panic proposes that panic attacks are triggered by catastrophic misinterpretation of benign bodily sensations as signs of imminent danger.
In third-wave CBT approaches, 'psychological flexibility' is a key outcome goal most central to which therapy?
Answer: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT's core treatment goal is increasing psychological flexibility — the ability to contact the present moment and persist or change behavior in service of values.
According to the CBT model, which of the following best explains why avoidance maintains anxiety disorders over time?
Answer: Avoidance prevents exposure to feared stimuli, blocking disconfirmation of threat beliefs
Avoidance maintains anxiety because it prevents the client from learning that feared outcomes do not occur, keeping threat beliefs intact.