EXAMPLES of PCT in THERAPY

• in Anxiety Treatment (Experience Corollary), a person with social anxiety sees social situations as "judgment vs. safety" (bipolar construct)
• in Anxiety Treatment (Experience Corollary), a therapist helps them reconstruct this by encouraging them to interact with others using a new perspective such as "opportunity vs. avoidance"
• in Anxiety Treatment (Experience Corollary), over time, they learn that social interactions are not always judgmental, changing their construct system
• with Depression and the Modulation Corollary, a depressed client may have rigid constructs like "I am neither successful or a failure"
• with Depression and the Modulation Corollary, therapy helps make constructs more permeable, showing that success can have multiple definitions like Effort, Learning, or Resilience
• in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the Choice Corollary, patients are encouraged to choose alternative interpretations of events that help them function better
• in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the Choice Corollary, someone who interprets rejection as "proof of being unworthy" can be guided to reframe it as "a sign that the situation wasn't a good match"