Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches Flashcards

In CBT for anger management, what is the primary purpose of identifying 'hot thoughts'?

Answer: To recognize distorted cognitions that escalate anger

Hot thoughts are automatic, distorted cognitions that fuel anger escalation and are targeted for restructuring in CBT.

Which cognitive distortion involves assuming you know what others are thinking without sufficient evidence?

Answer: Mind reading

Mind reading is the cognitive distortion of assuming knowledge of others' thoughts, often fueling interpersonal anger.

A client says, 'If I'm not in control at work, everything falls apart.' This reflects which cognitive distortion?

Answer: All-or-nothing thinking

All-or-nothing thinking involves seeing situations in absolute terms with no middle ground, such as 'everything or nothing.'

What does 'behavioral activation' contribute to anger management within a CBT framework?

Answer: It replaces avoidance with engagement in rewarding activities to improve mood regulation

Behavioral activation reduces mood-driven avoidance by increasing engagement in positive activities, which supports emotional regulation.

When using Socratic questioning with an angry client, the therapist's goal is to:

Answer: Guide the client to examine and evaluate their own thinking

Socratic questioning uses guided inquiry to help clients discover flaws in their own thinking rather than being told what to believe.

Which CBT technique involves deliberately testing the accuracy of an angry belief through real-world experiments?

Answer: Behavioral experiments

Behavioral experiments test the validity of beliefs by designing situations that provide evidence for or against them.

In CBT, 'downward arrow technique' is used to uncover:

Answer: Core beliefs underlying surface-level automatic thoughts

The downward arrow technique repeatedly asks 'What would that mean?' to trace automatic thoughts down to underlying core beliefs.