COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL

THERAPY (CBT)

BY ISHMEET SACHDEVA, KRITIKA SINGH,

KHUSHI ARORA, AASTHA MEHROTRA,
SPARSH DUTT AND HARNOOR KAUR
WHAT IS CBT?
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment
that helps people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing
thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotions.1
Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the automatic negative
thoughts that can contribute to and worsen emotional difficulties, depression,
and anxiety. These spontaneous negative thoughts have a detrimental influence
on mood.

Through CBT, these thoughts are identified, challenged, and replaced with
more objective, realistic thoughts.
 WHAT IS CBT?
It is important to emphasize that advances in CBT have been made on the
basis of both research and clinical practice. Indeed, CBT is an approach for
which there is ample scientific evidence that the methods that have been
developed actually produce change. In this manner, CBT differs from many
other forms of psychological treatment.
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
1.Psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of
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thinking.
2.Psychological problems are based, in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful
behavior.
3.People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of
coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more
effective in their lives.
 WHAT CAN CBT HELP WITH?
 Cognitive behavior therapy can be used as a short term treatment to
help individuals learn to focus on present thoughts and beliefs.
 It is used to treat a wide range of conditions including:
 Addiction
 Anger issues
 Anxiety
 Depression
 eating disorders
 Phobias, etc.
 In addition to mental health conditions , CBT has been found to help people
cope with the following:
 Chronic pain or serious illness
 Divorce
 Grief or loss
 Insomnia
 Low self esteem
 Relationship problems
 Stress management
Types of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Cognitive
therapy centers on identifying and changing inaccurate or distorted thinking patterns, emotional responses,
and behaviors.

• Dialectical
behavior therapy (DBT) addresses thoughts and behaviors while incorporating strategies such as
emotional regulation and mindfulness.

• Multimodal therapy suggests that psychological issues must be treated by addressing seven different but
interconnected modalities: behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, cognition, interpersonal factors, and drug/biological
considerations.3

• Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) involves identifying irrational beliefs, actively challenging these
beliefs, and finally learning to recognize and change these thought patterns.