CBT Client Assessment & Case Conceptualization Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of a CBT case conceptualization?
Answer: To create a shared understanding of how beliefs, behaviors, and emotions interact for that client
A CBT case conceptualization integrates the client's history, core beliefs, and maintaining factors into a collaborative framework that guides treatment.
Which assessment tool is most commonly used in CBT to measure the severity of depressive symptoms?
Answer: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was developed by Aaron Beck and is a standard self-report measure widely used in CBT practice.
In CBT, 'downward arrow technique' during assessment is used primarily to:
Answer: Uncover the deepest core belief underlying an automatic thought
The downward arrow technique repeatedly asks 'What does that mean to you?' to drill below surface automatic thoughts to the underlying core belief.
Which of the following best describes an 'automatic thought' in CBT assessment?
Answer: A spontaneous, fleeting thought that arises in response to a situation without conscious effort
Automatic thoughts are rapid, involuntary cognitions that occur in response to specific triggers and sit between an activating event and the emotional response.
When conducting an initial CBT assessment, a therapist asks the client to complete a thought record between sessions. What is the main goal of this task?
Answer: To gather real-time data on situations, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors outside the office
Between-session thought records capture naturalistic data on triggers, cognitions, and emotions that can be analyzed collaboratively in the next session.
A Belief Therapist identifies that a client holds the intermediate belief: 'If I make a mistake, others will reject me.' Which step logically follows in the conceptualization process?
Answer: Explore the historical origin and the core belief that this intermediate belief protects
Intermediate beliefs are best understood by tracing them back to the core belief they stem from and the early experiences that shaped them.