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CBT Cognitive Restructuring Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following BEST illustrates 'labeling' as a cognitive distortion in anger?

    Answer: 'That driver is a complete idiot and a menace.'

    Labeling attaches a global, negative character judgment to a person based on a single behavior, intensifying anger and reducing empathy.

  2. A CART therapist introduces 'perspective-taking' to an angry client primarily to:

    Answer: Help the client consider others' intentions and circumstances, reducing hostile attributions

    Perspective-taking reduces hostile attribution bias by encouraging clients to consider situational explanations for others' behavior.

  3. In the context of CART, 'decentering' in CBT means helping the client recognize that:

    Answer: Their thoughts are mental events, not facts, and do not define reality

    Decentering (also linked to mindfulness-based CBT) helps clients observe thoughts as mental events rather than accepting them as truth.

  4. When a client refuses to consider alternative explanations for a triggering event, stating 'I know what happened,' the therapist should:

    Answer: Gently explore the degree of certainty using Socratic questions

    Socratic questioning respectfully challenges certainty without direct confrontation, maintaining the therapeutic alliance while opening new perspectives.

  5. Which homework assignment is MOST consistent with cognitive restructuring for anger?

    Answer: Keeping a thought record of anger triggers, automatic thoughts, and alternative responses

    A thought record integrates the full cognitive restructuring process—identifying triggers, automatic thoughts, and generating alternatives—into daily practice.

  6. A client catastrophizes traffic delays as 'proof that the world is against me.' The most appropriate cognitive intervention is to:

    Answer: Test the belief by generating realistic base-rate information about traffic causes

    Generating realistic, base-rate information (most delays are random, not personal) directly challenges catastrophic overgeneralization.

  7. After completing cognitive restructuring in a session, a therapist should:

    Answer: Ask the client to re-rate emotional intensity to evaluate whether the restructuring was effective

    Re-rating emotional intensity after restructuring provides immediate feedback on effectiveness and reinforces the link between thinking and feeling.