Cognitive therapy (CT) is a kind of psychotherapy that treats problematic behaviors and distressing emotional responses by identifying and correcting unhelpful and inaccurate patterns of thinking. It involves the individual working with a therapist to test and change unhelpful beliefs, identify distorted thinking, relate to others differently, and change behavior. The approach rests on the cognitive model, which holds that thoughts, feelings and behavior are interconnected, and it draws on the heuristics and biases research of the 1970s that identified cognitive biases and distortions contributing to mental illness. Aaron Beck developed cognitive therapy as a distinct approach that later informed the broader cognitive behavioral therapy tradition.
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How is cognitive therapy different from cognitive behavioral therapy?
Beck's cognitive therapy is a distinct form within the wider cognitive behavioral tradition; the two names are now often used interchangeably.
Cognitive therapy is the approach Aaron Beck introduced in his 1967 book Depression: Causes and Treatment. In the 1970s behavioral techniques and cognitive techniques became joined, giving rise to the common concept of cognitive behavioral therapy. Although cognitive therapy has often included some behavioral components, advocates of Beck's approach sought to keep it a distinct, standardized form of cognitive behavioral therapy in which the cognitive shift is the key mechanism of change. A 2011 edition of a Beck Institute treatment manual adopted the name CBT for Beck's therapy from its beginning, which further blurred the line between the two terms.
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Cognitive therapy (CT) is a kind of psychotherapy that treats problematic behaviors and distressing emotional responses by identifying and correcting unhelpful and inaccurate patterns of thinking.
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Beck introduced his cognitive therapy approach in Depression: Causes and Treatment (1967), later expanding its application to include anxiety disorders in Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders (1976), and eventually addressing a wider range of psychological conditions.
Treats: Anxiety Disorder, Other applications
Cognitive therapy has been applied to a very wide range of behavioral health issues including: Academic achievement Addiction Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorder Low self-esteem Phobia Schizophrenia Substance abuse Suicidal ideation Weight loss
Treats: Bipolar Disorder, Other applications
Cognitive therapy has been applied to a very wide range of behavioral health issues including: Academic achievement Addiction Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorder Low self-esteem Phobia Schizophrenia Substance abuse Suicidal ideation Weight loss
Treats: Schizophrenia, Other applications
Cognitive therapy has been applied to a very wide range of behavioral health issues including: Academic achievement Addiction Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorder Low self-esteem Phobia Schizophrenia Substance abuse Suicidal ideation Weight loss
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