A therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more in tune with reality. go to glossary index

a form of CBT (see above) that changes maladaptive or false beliefs and ways of thinking.

Any behaviour therapy procedure that attempts to alter the manner in which a client thinks about life so that he or she changes overt behaviour and emotions.

a method of treatment in which participants are taught to recognize and correct distorted cognitions that contribute to their problem.

A method of identifying and replacing fear-promoting, irrational beliefs with more realistic and functional ones.

order by term] level: Comprehensive (3) A dramatic change in perception or understanding, sometimes concerning the nature of the universe, life, or other fundamental questions.

A type of cognitive therapy that teaches an individual how to identify negative, irrational beliefs and replace them with truthful, rational statements.

Cognitive restructuring in cognitive therapy is the process of learning to refute cognitive distortions, or fundamental "faulty thinking," with the goal of replacing one's irrational, counter-factual beliefs with more accurate and beneficial ones.