by changing the way people think, abnormality is caused by errors in thinking sine thoughts influence emotions and feelings.
therapist will need to listen to a clients thoughts and challenge them.
how are thoughts changed in patient in CBT?
focus on present symptoms
look back at how the person thinks about how an event affected a person (what they felt and how they behaved)
challenge negative thoughts and change them to be more realistic and positive
person will feel better and behaviour will change
aim of CBT?
reduce stress and allow them to understand their symptoms
cannot treat underlying cause of schiz
what 3 techniques does CBT follow?
belief modification, delusions are directly challenged
focusing and reattribution, helps with auditory hallucinations. therapist focuses on attributes of voices then content of voice is looked into. aims to show voices are self-generated and not to be feared
normalise experience of person with schiz, encouraged to look at perspective rationally. reduce fear by looking at symptoms as more normal less of a catastrophe
