Which of the following topics is principally focused on in cognitive therapy?
B. Faulty ideas and beliefs
C. Transference manifestations
D. Dream interpretation
The
Answer is. (B). Faulty ideas and beliefs
·Cognitive
therapy is based on the concept that psychopathology is a consequence of
distorted beliefs and faulty assumptions.
·Common thinking
errors described in the cognitive model are arbitrary inference (drawing a
conclusion in the absence of sup porting evidence), selective abstraction (focusing on only one
small part of a situation or event while ignoring other, usually more positive, aspects), over- generalization
(drawing a general conclusion on the basis of a single incident), magnification (of problems) and minimization (of
positive factors), personalization (tendency to relate external events to oneself without reason for doing so),
and dichotomous thinking (extreme, black-or-white thinking).
·Psychoanalysis
depends on dream interpretation, transference manifestation, and recovery of
repressed memories.
·Relaxation
techniques belong to the realm of behavioral therapy
