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Beck's cognitive therapy distinctive features / Frank Wills.
| Author/creator | Wills, Frank |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | viii, 184 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | The CBT distinctive features series |
| Contents | Prelude : Beck and his group -- Cognitive therapy is organised around a formulation -- Different problem areas in cognitive therapy are marked out by specific cognitive themes -- Cognitive therapy varies according to the areas to which it is applied -- Cognitive functioning is organised around the existence of deep schemas -- It is helpful to understand the evolutionary underpinnings of psychological problems -- Beck has described a variety of levels and types of cognition -- Cognitive distortions play a key role in emotional problems but not necessarily 'irrational' -- Images also contain key elements of cognitions distortions -- Cognition, emotion and behaviour interact with mutual and reciprocal influence on each other -- Safety behaviours, including avoidance, reassurance seeking and hyper-vigilance play a crucial role in maintaining anxiety -- Strategies that address negative attention bias strengthen the cognitive therapy model -- Meta-cognition, the way people think about thinking, also influences the way they feel and behave -- Promoting mindfulness of and mindful attention to negative thoughts is likely to form a major part of cognitive therapy in future -- Beckian epistemology has a clear process for developing appropriate therapeutic knowledge for cognitive therapists to follow -- Protocol development and the specification of skills have proved important factors in linking CBT theory and practice -- Cognitive therapists use formulation to focus therapeutic work -- Cognitive therapists, like other therapists, use formulation to tackle interpersonal and alliance issues -- Cognitive therapy requires a sound therapeutic relationship -- Cognitive therapists stress the importance of collaboration in the therapeutic relationship -- Cognitive therapy is brief and time-limited -- Cognitive therapy is structured and directional -- Cognitive therapy is problem- and goal-oriented -- Cognitive therapy initially emphasises the present time focus -- Cognitive therapy uses an educational model -- Homework is a central feature of cognitive therapy -- Cognitive therapists teach clients to evaluate and modify their thoughts -- Cognitive therapy uses various methods to change cognitive content -- Cognitive therapy uses a variety of methods to change cognitive processes -- Cognitive therapy uses a variety of methods to promote behavioural change -- Cognitive therapists have developed the measurement of therapist competence. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008036923 |
| ISBN | 9780415439510 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415439515 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415439527 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415439523 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |