CART CBT Cognitive Restructuring 4

Question 1

A therapist helps a client replace 'He did that on purpose to humiliate me' with 'He may not have noticed me.' This is known as:

Accepted Answer

Cognitive reappraisal / reframing

Answer

Cognitive reappraisal involves constructing a less threatening or more neutral interpretation of the same event to reduce emotional reactivity.

Question 2

Which distortion involves interpreting ambiguous situations as threatening or malicious without sufficient evidence?

Accepted Answer

Arbitrary inference / jumping to conclusions

Answer

Arbitrary inference (jumping to conclusions) means drawing negative conclusions in the absence of supporting evidence, a common anger trigger.

Question 3

A client states, 'I feel disrespected, so I must have been disrespected.' This exemplifies:

Accepted Answer

Emotional reasoning

Answer

Emotional reasoning assumes that because one feels something, it must be true, ignoring contradictory evidence.

Question 4

In cognitive restructuring for anger, the concept of 'hot thoughts' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The most emotionally charged thought in a situation that drives intense anger

Answer

Hot thoughts are the most potent, emotion-laden automatic thoughts that are most directly responsible for the anger response.

Question 5

When teaching cognitive restructuring, a CART therapist emphasizes that changing thoughts will:

Accepted Answer

Reduce the intensity and duration of anger episodes over time

Answer

Cognitive restructuring aims to reduce the intensity and duration of anger, not to eradicate the emotion, as some anger is normal and adaptive.

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