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Cognitive therapies

Cognitive therapies. Rational Emotive Therapy. Tyranny of the Shoulds. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. For example:

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Cognitive therapies

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  1. Cognitive therapies

  2. Rational Emotive Therapy • Tyranny of the Shoulds

  3. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy • For example: • A. Your employer falsely accuses you of taking money from her purse and threatens to fire you.B. You believe, “She has no right to accuse me. She's a bitch!”C. You feel angry. • If you had held a different belief, your emotional response would have been different: • A. Your employer falsely accuses you of taking money from her purse and threatens to fire you.B. You believe, “I must not lose my job. That would be unbearable.”C. You feel anxious.

  4. Cognitive Triad Therapy • Aaron Beck • Cognitive triad • What a person thinks about his or herself • His or her world • His or her future • Depressed individuals have negative perceptions in all three areas

  5. Cognitive therapies • Have been found to effective in treating • Depression, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, marital discord

  6. Biological/Biomedical treatments • Tranquilizers • Valium, and Xanaxincreased the availability of GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the limbic system and the reticular activating system reducing the anxiety felt by the patient. • Problem tolerance

  7. Antidepressants • SSRI’s inhibit reuptake of serotonin (Prozac, Zoloft) • MAOI’s inhibit the chemicals that break down norepinephrine and serotonin

  8. Antipsychotics • Thorazine, Haldol, • Reduce tension, decrease hallucinations, delusions, improve social behavior, • Block dopamine receptors • Can cause tardivedyskinesia

  9. Other Biological Treatments • Electroconvulsive Shock Treatment • Repetitive Transcranial magnetic stimulation • Prefrontal lobotomy

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