1. Cognitive Therapy
(Aaron Beck)

2. Basic Assumptions
Emotions & behaviors are determined by perceptions & interpretations
Schematas or fundemental beliefs (can be healthy or unhealthy- cognitive distortions)

3. Basic Assumptions Systematic bias (misreading external events)
Cognitive triad of depression (negative view of self, world, & future)
Cognitive model of anxiety(perceiving danger when it doesn’t exist)

4. Counseling Process Short term
Counselor promotes a positive relationship
Client is active (goal setting, recounting cognitive reactions to problems, homework)

5. Techniques: Decatastrophization (what if that doesn’t happen?)
Reattribution (challenging illogical thinking)
Redefining (reframing)
Decentering (maybe you’re not as powerful as you think)
Behavioral techniques