Incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors. go to glossary index
helps people work on immediate issues. Rather than helping people understand their feelings and actions, it supports them directly in changing their behavior. The support might be practical assistance or the support might be to encourage new behaviors by giving praise or rewards each time the person acts in the desired way.
a type of psychotherapy that helps a person recognize and change negative styles of thinking and behaving that are often associated with mental or emotional dysfunction.
A type of talk therapy that helps people identify and change unhelpful ways of thinking.
A type of psychotherapy in which the therapist teaches the patient to restructure his or her cognitive beliefs, (i.e. thought patterns) and hence, behavior.
A psychotherapeutic approach aimed at identifying and modifying faulty or distorted negative thinking styles and the maladaptive behaviors associated with those thinking styles.
psychological therapy which focuses on changing attitudes and beliefs related to sleep and insomnia.
A course of therapy that involves both cognitive and behavioral therapy. See "cognitive therapy" and "behavior therapy."
An approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes and their influences on behavior.
A manual-driven course of structured counseling aimed towards increasing awareness of one's thoughts, behaviors, and actions, as well as the consequences of each. CBT is often used to address specific problem areas such as anger management, moral reasoning, criminal thinking, addiction, relapse prevention, and relationships.
A type of talk therapy that combines behavioral therapy with ways to help people change how they think.