Cognitive Therapy

Jesse Wright; Michael Thase; Aaron Beck

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Chapter 31. Cognitive Therapy

Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D.; Michael E. Thase, M.D.; Aaron T. Beck, M.D.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781585623402.313094

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Cognitive therapy (CT) is a system of psychotherapy based on theories of pathological information processing in mental disorders. Treatment is directed primarily at modifying distorted or maladaptive cognitions and related behavioral dysfunction. Therapeutic interventions are usually focused and problem oriented. Although the use of specific techniques is a major feature of this approach, there can be considerable flexibility and creativity in the clinical application of CT.

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Cognitive therapy stresses the importance of schemas (cognitive templates) that determine how we perceive, assimilate, and act on information from the environment. Which of the following statements concerning schemas is false?

An important construct in cognitive therapy for depression is the "negative cognitive triad" of thought patterns about the self, the world, and the future. Clinically, these cognitions are important in assessing safety risk. Which of the following cognitive elements has been shown to be highly associated with suicide risk?

Comparisons of depressed and anxious patients have revealed differences between the two groups as well as common features of the disorders. Which of the following cognitive responses to environmental stimuli has been found to be more characteristic of anxious patients than of depressed patients?

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