Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a treatment procedure that bases treatment on the cause directly. It explains that it is the thoughts of the people that cause feelings of being ill, and other behaviors. The benefit of the treatment is that it helps change the way people think and feel better even when they are truly suffering from a certain condition. The case of Jessica is not any different from those that are solvable using the case conceptualization of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy model. The signs that indicate instance of cognitive behavior issues are velar entirely in the case conceptualization of Jessica.
The problems and precipitating factors
From the time and circumstances surrounding her birth, Jessica Simpson indicates signs of a person that suffered significant biological developmental challenges, which are a contributing factor to the case scenario. From her developmental history, it indicates that her mother, at the time of birth was too…...
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Wells, A. (2011). Metacognitive therapy for anxiety and depression. New York, NY: Guilford
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Psychology
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapeutic advance or a talking therapy, which tries to resolve troubles in regards to dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions by way of a goal-oriented, systematic process. This therapy is basically an amalgamation of basic behavioral and cognitive research. There is empirical confirmation that CBT is effectual for the treatment of a diversity of issues, including mood, anxiety, personality, eating, substance abuse, and psychotic disorders. Treatment is frequently manual with precise, method motivated, direct, and time restricted treatments for exact psychological disorders. CBT is utilized in individual therapy as well as group situations, and the methods are frequently tailored for self-help purposes. A number of clinicians and researchers are more cognitive leaning, while others are more behaviorally leaning (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, 2011).
CBT is based on the premise that a person can become conscious of their distorted thoughts and behaviors, and work towards altering them. CBT…...
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Chaney Allen chronicles her struggle with alcoholism in a world dominated by whites. The subject of the book is as much racism and discrimination as it is alcoholism and the tough times Allen faced while trying to become sober. Raised in a small town outside Alabama during Depression years, Allen was faced with many obstacles in her way to be a successful and useful citizen. She turned to alcohol to seek refuge from the many problems surrounding her including poverty. It was in late 1960s that she made a commitment to God and herself that she would never drink again and has thus been sober since 1968. In few years, she managed to get her degree, pursue further education and become a consultant and an ultimate authority on the subject of substance abuse and alcoholism among minorities.
Current role in society
Allen had decided to spend the rest of her life helping…...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Psychology is consistently evolving in new and interesting ways. Old therapies are tweaked, making new or altered versions of the original. Cognitive behavior therapy is an example of an evolved form of therapy. The roots of cognitive behavior therapy lies within behavior therapy and cognitive therapy, both separate forms of treatment in the early part of the 20th century, slowly merging until it found prominence in the 1960s. The article by Deborah A. oth, Winnie Eng, and ichard G. Heimberg discusses the underlying theories behind CBT, its uses, and the methodology of cognitive behavior therapy. They argue that cognitive behavior therapy is an inclusive therapeutic approach that accepts that cognitions, physiology, and behavior are all interrelated. This treatment model postulates that a client's emotional or behavioral distress is affected by how they perceive, manipulate, and respond to information within their thought process.
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) merges underlying ideas…...
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Phillips, K.A., & Rogers, J. (2011). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Current Status and Future Directions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 20(2), 287-304.
Roth, D.A., Eng, W., & Heimberg, R.G. (2002). Cognitive behavior therapy. In M. Hersen & W. Sledge (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy (pp. 451-458). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press
Cognitive Behavior Therapy- A Case Study
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Case Study
Case report
K is a forty-eight-year female who referred to Midlothian's clinical psychology psychosis service. K has a twenty-year history of mental health conditions. She first decided to contact mental health services because of the episodes of paranoia and severe depression she had experienced. During her initial contact with the mental health services she was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder in 1996. When she was first referred to the mental health services department she was a single. She told of having only two close relationships in her past life. She however also said that she found these relationships challenging when it came to intimate contact. She also generally described that she found it somewhat difficult to form friendships or to trust people in her life. Despite the mental health conditions her general physical well-being was good. K was prescribed with antipsychotic and…...
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DeJong, P. & . Berg I.K (1998): Interviewing for solutions. Thomson: Brooks/Cole.
Drisko, J. (2014). Research Evidence and Social Work Practice: The Place of Evidence-Based Practice. Clin Soc Work J. 42:123-133 DOI 10.1007/s10615-013-0459-9
Graybeal, C. (2014).The Art of Practicing with Evidence. Clin. Soc. Work J. 42:116-122 DOI 10.1007/s10615-013-0462-1
Harper, S. F. (2013). Integrating Theories and Concepts: Formulation Driven CBT for a Client with a Diagnosis of Schizo-Affective Disorder. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 20(1), 77-86. doi:10.1002/cpp.771
Efficacious Interventions for Grieving Families
In response to the recent mass shootings in Orlando, Florida that claimed the lives of 50 innocent Americans, Orlando's public and private sectors have come together to offer grief counseling services to family members and friends affected by the tragedy as well as any other citizens who were traumatized by these events. This generous offer underscores the need for timely and efficacious grief service interventions for families that have experienced traumatic events including the violence loss of loved ones. Because this population is enormously diverse and there are no "one-size-fits-all" interventions that are equally effective in all settings, however, it will be important to provide culturally sensitive and individualized interventions that are most appropriate for a given family. To help illustrate these issues, this paper reviews the relevant literature to develop a case study of a hypothetical family that has experienced a recent traumatic event…...
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David, D. (2007, September). Quo vadis CBT? Trans-cultural perspectives on the past, present, and future of cognitive-behavioral therapies: Interviews with the current leadership in cognitive-behavioral therapies. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 7(2), 171-175.
Hemingway, C. W. & Querin, D. S. (2011, March-April). Ethics codes and the law: Code provisions often have relevance well beyond the group establishing the code. Addiction Professional, 9(2), 18-21.
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Chaney Allen and CBT
Because Chaney Allen is a clinically diagnosed alcohol dependent, alcohol intoxication and posttraumatic stress disorder (DSM-IV T), there are several techniques as tools posited by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that may prove effective in the maintenance of her recovery. It appears that she has been significantly assessed in order for determinations to be made with regard to clinical diagnosis. With that being said, it would seem more prudent at this juncture to focus on her sobriety and address any lingering issues from the PTSD as it is a disabling and chronic condition exacerbated by alcoholism (McCarthy & Petrakis, 2010).
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a broad term that encompasses many interventions designed to change thought processes and understanding regarding situations and behaviors (Ehlers, 2003). With regard to post-traumatic stress disorder, the frequency of negative thoughts, reactions and erroneous beliefs are able to be systemically changed.
Through individual counseling sessions CBT…...
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Alcoholics Anonymous, 2008. 2007 membership survey: A snapshot of AA
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Allen, C., & Mayfield, E. (1976). I'm Black and I'm Sober. Center City, MN: Hazelden
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Problem Solving Therapy applied to Chaney Allen's case.
According to, "hat is problem solving? A review of theory, research and applications",.Effective problem solving includes a set of skills that can be learned. "In the cognitive-interpersonal domain, individuals deploy skills in activities from communication, interaction, or building and maintaining relationships, to negotiation and resolving conflicts." Acquisition of these skills is complex, and if they are not learned at an early age, requires a conscious desire to grow emotionally and mentally. The following plan would involve group problem solving with several participants. It is adapted from the program defined in "Efficacy of a Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression and Suicide Potential in Adolescents and Young Adults." The goal is to focus on positive solutions, and to focus on solving one specific, problem with an attainable, reasonable solution.
Session 1: De-nition of problems: The rationale behind the problem-solving treatment is explained to the participants. Then the…...
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Social problems can be solved by using various model depending on the effects on the victims. The following study compares the efficiency of family and cognitive behavioral therapies in addressing the social challenge at Egan’s family. In family therapy, the objective is to have everyone acknowledge that a problem exists and then work towards increasing family communication to deal with the problem together (Bitter, 2013). When faced with circular causality, then finding the cause of the problem becomes very difficult and tends to amplify the issue further. In such cases, therapists will look at encouraging their patients to communicate openly with each other and thus, give more focus to finding a solution (Bitter, 2013). Looking at the Egan’s case, the family setup is disengaged because the members have been cut off from both via emotional and physical involvement. Evidently, with the extra shifts that Elisha has taken up in the…...
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Women in the United States between the ages of 47 and 65 are reaching retirement age and are facing an unstable world of retirement in regard to dwindling income sources (Gualco, 2012). In addition, corporations are downsizing their employees, and the population of Baby Boomer women is the biggest group of people affected by this forced early exit from the work environment (Brown, 2006).Close to 47% of these women choose entrepreneurship as their next career option (Scales,2011,p.39).In this paper, we investigate quantitatively, the problems that Baby Boomer women are likely to face when transitioning to entrepreneurship and the strategies that they need to employ in order to counteract the effects of the problems.The study involves a qualitative study of women between the ages of 47 and 65 who have either been removed from a company either voluntarily or involuntarily and are starting a business venture of their own choice.…...
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Driving on the highway, I was cut off by an erratic driver who kept changing lanes and swerving. Angry and offended, as well as a little afraid for my own safety, I overreacted by honking, tailgating, then swerving myself to cut him off in an act of revenge. In addition to feeling angry, I also felt a sense of righteous indignation. Cognitive behavioral therapeutic techniques can help me to re-structure my cognitive and emotional states so that I can react more effectively to stressful or unnerving situations. The “Cognitive Restructuring” document detailing Albert Ellis’ ABCD approach offers a series of steps that can be taken to become more aware of irrational beliefs. A list of irrational beliefs or philosophies also helps me to recognize which of these I can change. For example, in this situation, I believed, however irrationally, that “I can’t stand the way certain people act.” I also recognize…...
Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) has become the treatment of choice for a wide range of psychological disorders and its efficacy has been demonstrated by numerous quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies (Spates & Pagoto, 2010). In order to develop a thorough understanding of CBT and its applications, this paper provides a review of a series of quantitative and qualitative research articles as well as a mixed methods study and a program evaluation. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings concerning CBT and its implications for practitioners are presented in the paper's conclusion.
Quantitative research articles
A study by Shafiei and Hoseini (2016) evaluated the use of CBT-based treatment on the coping strategies used by young adults with substance abuse problems who subsequently relapsed. Using a descriptive cross-sectional study, the researchers developed a sample of 70 young adult addicts (aged 18-24 years) who were self-referred to substance abuse treatment centers in…...
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Case Study: BethBeth is an eight-year-old minor who has undergone significant trauma, including sexual abuse. As a child, understanding the significance of the sexual abuse she has suffered at age six at the hands of an acquaintance of her biological father must be viewed in age-appropriate terms. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often used to replace irrational versus rational coping mechanisms in both children and adults. Despite the fact that her father Dustin is incarcerated for dealing and using drugs, Beth still desires a relationship with her father. She also blames her mother Tara for depriving her of contact with Dustin, and for perceived and real abandonment, even though Tara is struggling to stay sober.The counselor must understand the extent to which Beths concrete way of looking at the world as a child in black and white terms is normal. From a relational perspective, the counselor should also realize that…...
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Lewis, L. (2020, February 21). ACA offers guidance for counselors working with unaccompanied minors. ACA. https://www.counseling.org/news/updates/2020/02/21/unaccompanied-minors-q-a#
Halder, S., & Mahato, A. K. (2019). Cognitive behavior therapy for children and adolescents: Challenges and gaps in practice. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 41(3), 279–283. https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_470_18
Treating PTSD with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy PTSD is a mental problem that affects individuals who have been harmed either physically or emotionally. It comes as a recurrence of the distress associated with the harm suffered previously. Individuals from either gender can be affected although prevalence has been recorded on veterans after coming from war (Kar, 2011). There are very few known ways of treating PTSD, but the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is considered one of the most outstanding treatment options. The method is based on the logic of integrating feelings, emotions, and behavior and helping the individual towards recovery (Kar, 2011). However, other methods can be adopted under the advice of a specialist based on the evaluation the patient. The gory experiences are precursors to PTSD, and the extent of suffering relates to the extent of how they victims almost lost their lives during the event. The primary role of CBT…...
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy- A Case Study
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Case Study
Case report
K is a forty-eight-year female who referred to Midlothian's clinical psychology psychosis service. K has a twenty-year history of mental health conditions. She first decided to contact mental health services because of the episodes of paranoia and severe depression she had experienced. During her initial contact with the mental health services she was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder in 1996. When she was first referred to the mental health services department she was a single. She told of having only two close relationships in her past life. She however also said that she found these relationships challenging when it came to intimate contact. She also generally described that she found it somewhat difficult to form friendships or to trust people in her life. Despite the mental health conditions her general physical well-being was good. K was prescribed with antipsychotic and…...
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