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This 13 page paper begins with a historical background of cognitive behavior therapy. The writer explains cognitive and behavior therapies and how the two are melded together in this approach, The writer also explains the key components of CBT and how it has evolved. Examples are provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the CBT model. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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theory (CBT), which are cognitivism and behaviorism. In the 1960s Aaron T. Beck, who was a psychiatrist began to notice that his patients seemed to be engaging in some sort
of internal dialog before speaking or answering a question (Martin, 2007). They reported to the therapist only portions of that internal dialog (Martin, 2007). In other words, patients seemed to
be having a rather lengthy conversation with themselves but when they finally responded to the therapist, only a short part of that dialog was revealed (Martin, 2007). The suspected dialog
might not even have anything to do with the concerns that brought the patient to the doctor (Martin, 2007). Beck believed that these internal conversations or dialogs were important for
the therapist to know because they may well provide the link between a persons thoughts and feelings (Martin, 2007). He called that internal process automatic thoughts by which he meant
"emotion-filled thoughts that might pop up in the mind" (Martin, 2007). Beck called them automatic because he believed the patient might not even be aware of the thoughts that popped
up but he also thought patients could be made aware of these thoughts (Martin, 2007). Identifying the thoughts became an important goal because if they were negative and/or unrealistic, they
could impede therapeutic progress (Martin, 2007). Beck decided it was essential to be able to identify and discuss these automatic thoughts and because of that, he coined the term cognitive
therapy (Martin, 2007). As the theory and therapy evolved, it became apparent that behavior and behavior techniques were involved, hence the term cognitive behavior theory or therapy was subsequently used
for this approach to therapy (Martin, 2007). It should also be noted that we still have straight cognitive theory and straight behavioral theory. Garvey (1999) explained that the
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