12th Class Psychology Solved Paper - Psychology-2016 Delhi

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    Discuss cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).

    Answer:

    Cognitive therapies locate the cause of psychological distress in irrational thoughts and beliefs. The most popular therapy presently is the cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
                Research into the outcome and effectiveness of psychotherapy has conclusively established CBT to be a short and efficacious treatment for a wide range of ?psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression; panic attacks, and borderline personality, etc.?
                CBT adopts a bio psychosocial approach to the delineation of psychopathology. It combines cognitive therapy with behavioural techniques.
                The rationale is that the client?s distress has its origins in the biological, psychological and social realms. Hence, addressing the biological aspects through relaxation procedures, the psychological one?s through behaviour therapy and cognitive therapy and the social ones with environmental manipulations   makes   CBT.   A comprehensive technique which is easy to use, applicable to a variety of disorders, and has proven efficacy.


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