Essays on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a school of thought that helps patients focus on their points of view on the world. Though they cannot control or change every aspect of their life, they have the ability to take control of how they interpret and deal with things...

There are many people who continue to suffer depression, fear, anger and aggression but are unaware of the simple remedy in Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to the seemingly complicated problems. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has proved to be very useful in psychotherapy and is today...

Cognitive behavioral therapy relies on the notion that as humans, our thoughts, emotions and behaviors are linked to one another. The aim of cognitive behavioral therapy is to identify the linkages between emotions, thoughts and actions, and work with clients to determine what is helpful...

In our modern time, depression is strongly talked about when it comes to a mental health issue, also is the use of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT). When mixing CBT and depression, it introduces a new way of dealing with the symptom of depression and how...

Introduction Since the advancements of medical science from the beginning of civilisation also came advancements of Philosophy/Psychology from the first established civilisations such as the Greeks who were fascinated with personality, specifically Hippocrates who developed his own diagnostic tool based on personality of a person...

Abstract Hope is one of the four common factors that are important for the counseling process. It is a future-oriented view that one will have an optimistic potential, and it can be helpful for people who seek counseling for various psychological disorders. Hope facilitates the...

Psychological therapies, also referred to as talking therapies, are used to support people who are suffering from psychological issues such as depression, anxiety and/or obsessive compulsive disorder. There are a range of these therapies available, a few of the well-established ones are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy There are a variety of psychological perspectives regarding mental disorders, and each perspective has its strengths. One such psychological perspective is behavioral-cognitive therapy. Behavioral-cognitive therapy, which combines both behavior- and thought-oriented treatment, can be effective in treating many different psychological disorders (Wade &...

Shame is a feeling that most people will experience at some time in their lives, however, for some people, chronic shame can have some major effects on both psychological and physical wellbeing. Shame has been commonly linked to mental illnesses such as anxiety (Zhong, Wang,...

According to “Statistics of Addiction in America” there are 20.6 million people who are affected by addiction alone, starting from the age of 12, on 2011. Tobacco addiction is not even included in the statistics, imagine how many millions would the actual number be if...

“Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear and how to be free from it”. Being fearless is not humane or moral. It is overcoming fear that makes you brave. To have no fear, is to not need to...

Depression is an illness that is beyond human control. It affects the mind in a negative way and also affects the way we perceive and apply information in our life. Cortisol is the ‘stress hormone’. Many kids are sustained, which leads to elevated hormones of...

ABSTRACT Architectural design has always been interdependent on human psychology. All human beings are unique and so are their abilities to perceive & absorb from their environment. Human Psychology starts developing as soon as a baby is conceived till death and keeps evolving from birth...

In the realm of mental health there are still underserved populations not being provided with the needed mental health resources and care. One such population is adolescents dealing with complex trauma. One way that the needs of this population could be met is the implementation...

In this essay, I will look at an intervention used to help young people who suffer from mental health issues such as, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post–traumatic stress disorder. The intervention I have chosen to focus on is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)....