| Author |
Wills, Frank.
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| Title |
Beck's cognitive therapy : distinctive features / Frank Wills. |
| OCLC |
212837284 |
| ISBN |
9780415439510 (hbk.) |
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0415439515 (hbk.) |
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9780415439527 (pbk.) |
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0415439523 (pbk.) |
| Publisher |
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. |
| Description |
viii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Beck, Aaron T.
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Medical
Subject heading/s |
Beck, Aaron T.
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| LC Subject heading/s |
Cognitive therapy.
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Medical
Subject heading/s |
Cognitive Therapy.
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Psychoanalytic Theory.
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Other
Subject heading/s |
Cognitieve therapie.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude : Beck and his group -- Cognitive therapy is organised around a formulation -- Different problem areas in cognitive therapy are marked out by specific cognitive themes -- Cognitive therapy varies according to the areas to which it is applied -- Cognitive functioning is organised around the existence of deep schemas -- It is helpful to understand the evolutionary underpinnings of psychological problems -- Beck has described a variety of levels and types of cognition -- Cognitive distortions play a key role in emotional problems but not necessarily 'irrational' -- Images also contain key elements of cognitions distortions -- Cognition, emotion and behaviour interact with mutual and reciprocal influence on each other -- Safety behaviours, including avoidance, reassurance seeking and hyper-vigilance play a crucial role in maintaining anxiety -- Strategies that address negative attention bias strengthen the cognitive therapy model -- Meta-cognition, the way people think about thinking, also influences the way they feel and behave -- Promoting mindfulness of and mindful attention to negative thoughts is likely to form a major part of cognitive therapy in future -- Beckian epistemology has a clear process for developing appropriate therapeutic knowledge for cognitive therapists to follow -- Protocol development and the specification of skills have proved important factors in linking CBT theory and practice -- Cognitive therapists use formulation to focus therapeutic work -- Cognitive therapists, like other therapists, use formulation to tackle interpersonal and alliance issues -- Cognitive therapy requires a sound therapeutic relationship -- Cognitive therapists stress the importance of collaboration in the therapeutic relationship -- Cognitive therapy is brief and time-limited -- Cognitive therapy is structured and directional -- Cognitive therapy is problem- and goal-oriented -- Cognitive therapy initially emphasises the present time focus -- Cognitive therapy uses an educational model -- Homework is a central feature of cognitive therapy -- Cognitive therapists teach clients to evaluate and modify their thoughts -- Cognitive therapy uses various methods to change cognitive content -- Cognitive therapy uses a variety of methods to change cognitive processes -- Cognitive therapy uses a variety of methods to promote behavioural change -- Cognitive therapists have developed the measurement of therapist competence. |
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