CBT

• In CBT the patient and therapist work together to clarify patient problems and identify goals to work towards- design an action plan

  • One main target is to identify and challenge negative irrational beliefs
• Becks cognitive therapy: Patient and therapist identify negative thoughts, then challenge them
• Ellis's rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT)


  REBT extends Ellis's ABC model. D- dispute E - effect.

  Activating event

  Belief

  Consequences

  Dispute

  Effect

  This technique involves identifying and disputing irrational thoughts in a "Vigorous argument"