Cognitive Theory Paper
Cognitive Theory Paper
Cognitive Therapy
Ngina Hardy
University of North Texas at Dallas
COUN 5710- Counseling Theories
November 12, 2012
Dr. Jennifer Baggerly
Cognitive Therapy "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." William James (Whitbourne, 2011)
When we hear the word cognitive, several words come to mind such as, reasoning, thinking or learning. It sends implications of a person’s conscious intellectual ability that contribute to the academic, social and occupational success of that individual. It even correlates directly with a person’s logic and reasoning skills and how they are capable of prioritizing, and plan. (Gibson, 2007) The major contributor to the cognitive theory is Aaron Beck and can be it can be best characterized as an adaptive theory. It was highly popularized in the 1960s when he published a psychological model proposing that thoughts played a significant role in the development and maintenance of depression. (Guindon, 2011) Beck’s cognitive triad is identified as a pattern of reportable depressive thoughts that consist of; Negative view of self (perceived as deficient, inadequate, or unworthy); Negative view of the world (interactions with the environment are perceives representing defeat or deprivation), Negative view of the future (current difficulties or suffering will continue indefinitely). (Arajuo, 2002) Beck’s cognitive therapy also hypothesized that dysfunctional thinking is common to all psychological disturbances. The fundamental elements in the cognitive approach include that: (a) cognition affects behavior, (b) cognition can be monitored and changed (c) change in behavior can result from change in cognition. (Guindon, 2011) The overall goal of the cognitive approach is getting clients to separate thoughts and feelings, in order to realistically see
Cognitive Therapy
Ngina Hardy
University of North Texas at Dallas
COUN 5710- Counseling Theories
November 12, 2012
Dr. Jennifer Baggerly
Cognitive Therapy "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." William James (Whitbourne, 2011)
When we hear the word cognitive, several words come to mind such as, reasoning, thinking or learning. It sends implications of a person’s conscious intellectual ability that contribute to the academic, social and occupational success of that individual. It even correlates directly with a person’s logic and reasoning skills and how they are capable of prioritizing, and plan. (Gibson, 2007) The major contributor to the cognitive theory is Aaron Beck and can be it can be best characterized as an adaptive theory. It was highly popularized in the 1960s when he published a psychological model proposing that thoughts played a significant role in the development and maintenance of depression. (Guindon, 2011) Beck’s cognitive triad is identified as a pattern of reportable depressive thoughts that consist of; Negative view of self (perceived as deficient, inadequate, or unworthy); Negative view of the world (interactions with the environment are perceives representing defeat or deprivation), Negative view of the future (current difficulties or suffering will continue indefinitely). (Arajuo, 2002) Beck’s cognitive therapy also hypothesized that dysfunctional thinking is common to all psychological disturbances. The fundamental elements in the cognitive approach include that: (a) cognition affects behavior, (b) cognition can be monitored and changed (c) change in behavior can result from change in cognition. (Guindon, 2011) The overall goal of the cognitive approach is getting clients to separate thoughts and feelings, in order to realistically see
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