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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain

Series: Great Courses
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Episodes
24
Rating
TVPG
Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

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Why is it so hard to lose weight, stop smoking, or establish healthy habits? Why do couples argue about the same issues over and over? Why do so many people lie awake at night, stricken with worry and anxiety? The answers to these questions - and the path to lasting change in your life - lie in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a well-tested collection of practical techniques for modifying undesirable behaviors through self-awareness, critical analysis, and goal-oriented change.

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1. Cognitive Behavioral Foundations

30m

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Begin by meeting Dr. Satterfield's patients-Carol, Michael, and Maria-each with something in their lives that could be helped with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). You will follow these patients throughout the course as you learn the basics of CBT, including how you can train your brain to improve motivation, management of emotions, and interpersonal skills.

2. Quantified Self-Assessment for Therapy

30m

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Trace the roots of CBT and see how it upends the typical psychoanalysis process, focusing on daily events and emotions instead of past history. Watch as Dr. Satterfield performs an initial assessment of three new patients, helps them set SMART goals, and begins to collect data about their thoughts, emotions, and actions.

3. Setting Therapeutic Goals

30m

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A fascinating aspect of CBT is the collaborative journey the therapist and patient take to create the patient's case formulation, a living document that serves as a basis for an individual treatment plan and guides the therapy process. Watch as the doctor helps Michael unpack his anger to understand why certain situations make him furious.

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