Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with Dr. Judith Beck
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Jan 12, 2024 Dr. Judith Beck, prominent figure in psychology and author of Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond, discusses the history and development of CBT. Topics include childhood beliefs, applying CBT to weight loss, a positive cognitive model, using CBT skills on oneself as a therapist, and reflections on CBT.
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Meaning, Not Situation, Drives Emotion
- Aaron Beck found depression linked to automatic thoughts rather than psychoanalytic hostility theories.
- The cognitive model says meanings we assign to situations drive emotions and behaviors more than situations themselves.
Patient Who Feared Boring The Therapist
- Judith Beck recounts a patient who free-associated yet reported feeling anxious because she feared boring the therapist.
- This illustrated automatic thoughts appearing alongside directed thinking and linked to emotion.
Address Patient Reactions Directly
- When a patient reports a thought about the therapist, pause and explore it collaboratively in session.
- Validate, ask permission to focus, and use it to identify core beliefs and build safety.