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    Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy has been proven effective in many cases, because it deals with changing a person’s behaviors based on his or her own beliefs. An individual’s beliefs have the power to effect behaviors, moods, and relationships. These beliefs may be the result of past experiences, cultural or religious teachings, or imitation. Whatever the reason, if a person has fallen into a pattern of having undesirable thoughts, it more often than not will effect behavior. By teaching a person that

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    The final category would be those who hoard. Hoarding was once categorized as a symptom of OCD, but “has since been recognized as its own separate disorder based on evidence indicating differences in cognitive and behavioral processing, course of illness, neurobiological basis and treatment response” (Mattina & Steiner, 2016). But since the action of hoarding can be seen in many with OCD, it is important for it to still be mentioned. Hoarders are those who have trouble throwing anything away because

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    Behavior Therapy began in the 1950s as a behavioristic reaction to the "mentalism" of psychoanalysis. Rather than resolving the unconscious conflicts that supposedly underlay the patients’ symptoms, behavior therapists like Joseph Wolpe sought to modify the symptoms themselves, directly, by means of techniques derived from learning theory. From their point of view, symptoms were not caused by disease; rather, the symptoms were the disease. In some cases, such as phobias and obsessive-compulsive

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    control their thoughts and behaviors, or at least lower the negative thoughts and increase healthy behaviors (helpguide, 2014). Psychotherapy has 2 types: cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a combination therapy between cognitive and behavioral therapies. Cognitive Therapy focuses on the patients’ thoughts and belief, thus, it aids in the change of patients’

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    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one therapeutic approach that is capable of providing this group with effective psychotherapeutic treatment and interventions as well as approaches that enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of group therapy. Often developed for skills training, cognitive-behavioral groups are characterized by the use of practical interventions focused on behavior modification techniques (Wilson, Bouffard, and Mackenzie; 2005). The therapeutic goal of cognitive behavioral

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    The cognitive behavioral therapy was developed in the early 1960s by Aaron T. Beck, a psychiatrist (Beck, 2017). The cognitive behavioral therapy aim to break behavioral cycles by changing what a person think or what she/he do. The person or/and clinician start by looking at what might be easiest/ quick to change. The principles and concepts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is based on an ever-evolving formulation of the patient and their problems in cognitive terms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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    INTRODUCTION Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is ubiquitous and a proven approach to treatment for a host of diverse psychological difficulties (Wedding & Corsini, 2014). There are copious of acceptable created experiments that show to be highly useful in treating anxiety disorders through GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder approach (Fawn & Spiegler, 2008). The purpose of this assignment is to expound on the client’s demography and demonstrating concern. The first procedure in this assignment will

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    co-occurring disorder or physical illness, which can make their symptoms worse and recovery more difficult. An emerging literature suggests that providing group cognitive–behavioral therapy (GCBT) treatment for such disorders may improve both mood and feasibility in behavioral modifications. Although individual and group cognitive– behavioral interventions have been successful in treating previous related disorders,

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    achieving their goals. In review of Elizabeth’s assessment, the models of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychotherapy will be reviewed in detail to determine which is best to be applied to her presenting clinical symptoms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely utilized intervention within the field of social work practice. According to Hepworth (2011), it is considered to be the cornerstone of cognitive behavioral approaches (p.408-09). CBT focuses on the premise that thoughts trigger

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    client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Key Concepts Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is based on the idea that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors, not external things, like people, situations, and events. Beck called it cognitive therapy because of the importance it places on thinking. It is now known as CBT because the therapy employs behavioral techniques as well. Cognitive therapists believe that one 's perceptions of situations are important in

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