Bulletsummaries per chapter with the 2nd editon of Behavioral Interventions in Cognitive Behavior Therapy by Farmer & Chapman - Chapter

• Choose -Chapter 1: Abstract Chapter 2: Initial assessment sessionsChapter 3: Case formulationChapter 4: A plan for therapyChapter 5: Changing the environment Chapter 8: Activating behavior Chapter 9: Interventions based on exposureChapter 10: Acceptance and mindfulness Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is a widely used treatment approach for psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse disorders, eating disorders and couple’s distress. CBT is a broad concept, which represents a variety of therapeutic approaches that highlight cognitive, behavioural and environmental factors in relation to psychological disorders. The term CBT contains points of vies that can be contradictory or even incompatible.There are at least 10 different schools. The cognitive perspectives differ in the degree to which they view the environment as a determinant of action, thinking and emotion.The influential cognitive approach assumes that mood and behaviour are influenced by distorted and that dysfunctional thinking and inaccurate and biased forms of thinking are common to all psychological disorders. For each disorder there is a unique set of thought distortions and underlying beliefs (schemas). Therapeutic activities should promote...