{"id":43801,"date":"2021-07-20T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=43801"},"modified":"2021-08-02T16:23:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T20:23:40","slug":"what-is-cbt-used-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-cbt-used-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is CBT Used for? A Complete Guide to CBT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to better understand cognitive behavioral therapy? What is CBT used for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a standard first line of treatment for improving mental health disorders such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/low-mood-and-anxiety\/\">depression and anxiety<\/a>. Understanding CBT, what it\u2019s used for, and how it works can help you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/improve-your-skills\/\">improve your skills<\/a> as a therapist. Even if you\u2019re not a therapist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/cbt-therapy-techniques\/\">CBT techniques<\/a> are generally applicable to everyday life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;So what is CBT used for? Keep reading to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Is CBT Used for?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever find yourself in stressful situations, rationally knowing you shouldn\u2019t be stressed? Have you stopped wishing you\u2019d think self-defeating thoughts, mustering more courage to do the things you\u2019ve wanted to do? You might find elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often used as a treatment for mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. CBT has been found to be as effective as medication in treating many mental disorders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what is CBT used for? Generally, CBT is used to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/dysfunctional-thoughts\/\">dysfunctional thinking<\/a> patterns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>cognitive model<\/strong> proposes that <strong>dysfunctional thinking is common to all psychological disturbances<\/strong>. In this way, mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety may be considered <strong>thinking disorders<\/strong>. The patient has automatic dysfunctional self-talk that influences behavior negatively; the behavior is then interpreted in a negatively biased way, leading to worse thinking. This reinforces itself into a vicious cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Example: A patient wants to try something new. She thinks, \u201cyou\u2019re definitely going to fail, you\u2019re not good at anything.\u201d \u2192 Anxious about failing, the patient declines to try the new activity. \u2192 She then thinks, \u201cI told you, you can\u2019t get anything right\u2014you\u2019re worthless.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The negative thinking extends to the <strong><em>core <\/em><\/strong><strong>of a patient\u2019s beliefs<\/strong> about herself, the world, and other people, as well as <strong>intermediate levels of <\/strong><strong><em>attitudes, rules, and assumptions<\/em><\/strong> the patient holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not just the situation itself that makes a person feel a certain way, but also how they construe it, what lens they use to view it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cyclical downfalls can be triggered by <strong>precipitating factors<\/strong>, such as a sudden provocation in stress.<\/li><li>The patient may have had key <strong>developmental events<\/strong> earlier in life that predispose her to the condition.<\/li><li>The patient may have developed <strong>coping mechanisms <\/strong>(adaptive and maladaptive) for the dysfunctional beliefs.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/core-message\/\">key point<\/a> of cognitive behavior therapy is that <strong>these dysfunctional beliefs can be unlearned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principles of Treatment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to understand what CBT is used for, it\u2019s important to understand the principles of treatment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is directed toward solving current problems and modifying dysfunctional thinking and behavior. Changing the underlying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-belief-system\/\">belief system<\/a> leads to enduring behavior change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBT encourages the patient to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Recognize the negative thoughts that are happening automatically.<\/li><li>Recognize the biased interpretations of their experiences.<\/li><li>Examine the evidence of a situation. View their experiences from a more realistic and objective perspective.<ul><li>Example: Instead of thinking \u201cI can\u2019t do anything right,\u201d patients are led to think, \u201cI\u2019m not good at this specific task. But I\u2019m good at others.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Experiment with exposure to situations they fear to test their negative predictions.<\/li><li>Reflect on their experiments to adjust their beliefs.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The cardinal question of CBT: \u201c<strong>What was just going through my mind?<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBT treatment has 6 characteristics. Knowing these will help you understand what CBT is used for and what kind of issues it tackles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1) CBT is Collaborative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The therapist and patient work together on the session agenda and after-session homework. As the patient improves, the patient takes more initiative.<\/li><li>The therapist shares the conceptualization to ensure it \u201crings true,\u201d rather than forcing her understanding on the patient.<\/li><li>The therapist provides rationales for intervention and elicits approval.<\/li><li>The therapist constantly ends suggestions with \u201cis that OK? Does that sound right?\u201d<\/li><li>The therapist asks for feedback at the end of each session.<\/li><li>The pair uses guided discovery, Socratic questioning, and empiricism to explore the validity of automatic thought and test new situations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2) CBT is Time-bound<\/strong>. Straightforward patients are empowered to be self-sufficient after 6-14 sessions, followed by periodic booster sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>After each session, the patient takes home therapy notes to review.<\/li><li>The patient carries coping cards with written statements that are important to remember.<\/li><li>As the therapist demonstrates techniques like problem-solving, she teaches the patient how to apply those techniques alone.<\/li><li>The patient learns to conduct her own CBT sessions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3) CBT is Customized<\/strong> to the disorder and to the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Different disorders require different approaches.&nbsp;<ul><li>Panic disorder involves testing catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily\/mental sensations.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Anorexia requires modifying beliefs about personal worth and control.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Substance abuse focuses on beliefs about the self and permission-granting beliefs about substance abuse.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Each patient has different thinking patterns, beliefs, and developmental events.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4) CBT is Present-focused<\/strong>. CBT is goal-oriented, current problem-focused.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Contrast this to Freudian psychoanalysis, which tends to focus on unconscious conflicts and past events.<\/li><li>Strategies are devised to overcome current problems. This often consists of evaluating the evidence of the situation, creating incremental solutions to experiment with the situation, changing beliefs.<\/li><li>Attention <em>can<\/em> shift to the past when patients get stuck in their thinking, or when examining childhood roots modifies their rigid ideas. (\u201cWith that experience, it\u2019s no wonder you feel that way. Can you see how almost any child who had the same experiences would grow up feeling the same way you do?\u201d)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5) CBT is Built on Trust<\/strong>, which arises with the therapist\u2019s warmth, empathy, genuine regard, and competence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Treat patients the way you would like to be treated.<\/li><li>Accurately summarize the patient\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors\/\">thoughts and feelings<\/a>. The patient will feel understood.<\/li><li>Your previous successes will make the patient feel optimistic about chances of recovery. \u201cI\u2019ve helped other patients much like you.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6) CBT is Structured<\/strong>. This makes the session more understandable and empowers the patient to do self-therapy. Each CBT session consists of three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduction: Mood check, reviewing the week, setting an agenda.<\/li><li>Middle: Reviewing homework, discussing problems on the agenda, strategy setting, setting new homework, summarizing.<\/li><li>Final: Eliciting feedback.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To build collaboration, trust, and structure, use a standard communication approach during a session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tell the patient what you are about to do, why, and say you will invite feedback.<\/li><li>Do what you said.<\/li><li>Ask, \u201cDoes this ring true? How does that sound?\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This article will help you to understand what CBT is used for generally. In summary, CBT uses various techniques and principles to change dysfunctional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/negative-automatic-thoughts\/\">automatic thoughts<\/a> and behaviors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to better understand cognitive behavioral therapy? What is CBT used for? Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a standard first line of treatment for improving mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. Understanding CBT, what it\u2019s used for, and how it works can help you to improve your skills as a therapist. Even if you\u2019re not a therapist, CBT techniques are generally applicable to everyday life.&nbsp; &nbsp;So what is CBT used for? 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