Define and briefly explain the goals and processes of cognitive-behavior therapy for treating depression in adolescents
What will be an ideal response
Answer: • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) recognizes that depression is characterized by negative attributions or negative ways of thinking about one's own life (e.g., adolescents may believe their situation is unchangeable and out of their control, and they may ruminate on the negative). • CBT addresses these thinking patterns with a goal of getting the adolescent to recognize the cognitive habits that are promoting depression. • Therapy includes getting the adolescent to critically analyze and actively work on changing his or her behaviors and cognitive habits. • Processes include role play, conversing with the therapist, and practicing new ways of thinking and interacting.
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What will be an ideal response?
Al is on a roller coaster. As the roller coaster reaches the top of the first climb and starts to drop, Al's blood pressure rises rapidly. His heart starts to race. These reactions are the:
a. expressive reaction in Al's emotional experience b. subjective experience of Al's emotional experience c. physiological response in Al's emotional experience d. cognitive appraisal of Al's emotional experience