What is true: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) focuses on…?
From the book – Chapter 14: Counselling and Psychotherapy
The right answer
Changing negative thought patterns and behaviours
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at how our thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other. It helps you notice unhelpful thoughts, such as always expecting the worst, and test them. It uses small experiments, planned activities, gentle facing of fears and skills practice. It works well for depression, anxiety, OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and sleep problems.
Read the full chapter – Chapter 14: Counselling and Psychotherapy
Stories from real life
- The Waiting Room – Priya, 26, a software tester in Pune, has avoided therapy for a year. She fears being called mad, being judged, and having to spill everything on…
- Two Kitchens, One Quarrel – Hamid and Salma have been married six years, living with his parents in Hyderabad. Every small matter becomes a fight: who cooks, how money is spent,…
- When Words Alone Were Not Enough – Luca, 41, a chef in Rome, has had panic attacks for three years. His heart pounds, his chest tightens and he fears he will die. He…
- Neha, Age 29 – Neha, twenty-nine, was always exhausted. On the outside she was the perfect friend, daughter and employee: always smiling, always agreeing, never saying no. Inside, she was…
Shloks
- Bhagavad Gita 4.34 – Know that by approaching with respect, by questioning, and by service. Those who see reality will teach you.
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- Which is a common type of psychotherapy?
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- The Waiting Room – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
- Two Kitchens, One Quarrel – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
- When Words Alone Were Not Enough – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
- What can we learn from the story “Neha, Age 29”?
- What are counselling and psychotherapy?
- What happens in counselling or therapy?
- Myths and facts about mental health medicines