Frank Wills

Beck's Cognitive Therapy (eBook, ePUB)

Distinctive Features 2nd Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Beck's Cognitive Therapy explores the key contributions made by Aaron T. Beck to the development of cognitive behaviour therapy.

The book describes the development of the unique model of therapy developed by Professor Aaron. T. Beck and his daughter, Dr. Judith. S. Beck. The first part on theory explains how the Becks understand psychological problems. The second part on practice describes the main methods and skills that have evolved in cognitive therapy.

Updated throughout to include recent developments, this revised edition of Beck's Cognitive Therapy will be ideal for both newcomers and experienced practitioners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000430202
• Artikelnr.: 62177709

Autorenporträt

Frank Wills has been a cognitive therapist, author, and trainer over many years. He has been keen to promote a pluralistic model of practice that is grounded in emotional and interpersonal, as well as cognitive, skills.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: From Kraepelin to Beck to us; Part I: THEORY; 1. Aaron. T.
Beck: His life and the development of the principles of cognitive therapy;
2. Problem areas in psychological functioning are marked out by specific
cognitive themes and processes; 3. Cognitive therapy addresses a variety of
levels and types of cognition: We begin with Beck's discovery of 'automatic
thoughts'; 4. Cognitive distortions play a key role in psychological
problems; 5. Cognitive organisation is underpinned by deep modes, schemas,
beliefs, and assumptions; 6: Cognitive therapy draws richly on evolutionary
theory; 7. Images also reflect key elements of cognitive distortions; 8.
Cognition, emotion, behaviour, and physiology interact with mutual and
reciprocal influence on each other; 9. Safety behaviours, including
avoidance, over-preparation, and reassurance-seeking, play a major role in
maintaining anxiety; 10. Understanding the role of negative biases in
attention strengthens cognitive therapy; 11. Metacognitive analysis
strengthens our understanding of psychopathology; 12. Mindfulness has added
power and subtlety to cognitive therapy; 13. Cognitive therapy is a
formulation-driven and conceptualisation-driven form of psychological
therapy; 14. Beckian epistemology has a clear research process for
developing appropriate therapeutic knowledge; 15. Therapy protocols have
played a role in the development of the cognitive approach; Part II:
PRACTICE; 16. Cognitive therapy requires a collaborative therapeutic
relationship; 17. Cognitive therapists, like other therapists, use
conceptualisations to tackle interpersonal and alliance issues; 18.
Cognitive therapy is, at least initially, a time-sensitive and relatively
structured form of therapy; 19. Cognitive therapy is problem- and
goal-oriented, and is focused, initially at least, on 'here and now'
functioning; 20. Cognitive therapy has an educational focus and uses
regular homework; 21. Cognitive therapy has a well-identified set of
methods and skills; 22. Cognitive therapy builds on the identification of
unhelpful automatic thoughts; 23. Cognitive therapists teach clients to
evaluate and then respond to their negative thoughts; 24. Cognitive
therapists have developed methods for identifying beliefs and schemas; 25.
Cognitive therapy has methods for working on unhelpful beliefs and schemas;
26. Cognitive therapy has been strengthened by including interventions
focused on emotions and imagery; 27. Cognitive therapists use a variety of
methods to promote behaviour change; 28. Cognitive therapy has developed
new ways of working with cognitive processes, especially via mindfulness;
29. Cognitive therapists are key participants in large systems delivering
psychological therapy; 30. Cognitive therapy aspires to be a unifying
model: Both in terms of using concepts and skills from other therapies, and
of offering them its own methods; Concluding comments: Let's all raise a
glass to Aaron 'Tim' Beck