Q Cognitive therapy focuses on changing the beliefs, attitudes, and automatic types of thinking that create and compound people’s problems (Beck & Haigh, 2014). Cognitive therapists, like psychoanalytic and humanistic therapists, aim to foster self-insight, but they mainly aim to help make people more aware of their current cognitions. Cognitive therapists also aim to directly change maladaptive thoughts in an effort to reduce negative feelings and help clients solve problems. Examples include: Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Choose ONE of the following two articles to share with your group: Rational-Behavior Therapy as Correcting Demamaps Download Rational-Behavior Therapy as Correcting Demamaps- Answer the following questions: (1) What are the six beliefs contained in the first category of irrational beliefs that lead to panic, self-condemnation, and self-doubt? (2) What are the four beliefs contained in the second category of irrational beliefs that can lead to anger, moralizing, and low frustration tolerance? (3) List and briefly describe the three demamaps. (4) What is the goal of REBT therapy? (5) What is your opinion of REBT? OR Talk That Works - The Rise of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Download Talk That Works - The Rise of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy- Answer the following questions: (1) What are the six disorders that seemed to be positively influenced by CBT? (2) Why does the author think that CBT isn’t promoted as much as medications? (3) Do you agree with the author’s assessment of the situation in question 2? (4) What is your opinion of CBT? Make your reply 250-300 words and respond to at least two other students in 75-100 words. Remember, only answer the questions for ONE article. Note: Click the options button in the upper right corner to see the rubric for this exercise.
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