Foundations
CBT largely looks for patterns in the unconscious.
False
The focus is instead on the content of patients’ conscious thoughts as a key factor in emotional and behavioral responses.
True or False
The CBT triangle moves in one direction.
False
These three elements form a bidirectional loop, meaning each one affects the other two.
True or False
All unhelpful thoughts are conscious and controlled.
False
Many unhelpful thoughts occur automatically, so you may not even notice them at first.
Which cognitive distortion involves expecting the worst possible outcome or exaggerating the significance of problems?
Catastrophizing
What does the ABCDE model do?
The ABCDE model breaks down how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors.
Who is the founder of cognitive therapy?
Aaron Beck
True or False:
ACT and DBT are founded on CBT principles.
True
it evolved through “waves” of development, incorporating newer approaches like ACT and DBT while retaining Beck’s core framework
What are the 3 C's of CBT?
Catch it, Check it, Change it
Which cognitive distortion involves viewing situations in extreme categories with no middle ground? Things are either perfect or a total failure.
All or nothing thinking
or
Black and white thinking
What is the triple column technique?
The Triple Column Technique is a CBT method that helps you identify negative thoughts, recognize cognitive distortions, and replace them with rational, balanced responses.
What timeframe was Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, created?
late 1950s and early 1960s
What are the sides of the CBT Triangle?
Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors
What is the first step to changing unhelpful thoughts?
The first step is awareness.
Which cognitive distortion involves believing something is true because it feels true?
Emotional Reasoning.
Four Double points: Give an example of emotional reasoning.
What goes in the three columns under the triple column technique?
Column 2: Cognitive Distortions
Column 3: Rational Response or Alternative Thought
What is one of the contributions of psychiatrist Aaron Beck?
Cognitive Therapy (CT): A structured, evidence-based approach that helps people identify and challenge distorted thinking.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): His work laid the foundation for CBT, now one of the most widely used and researched psychotherapies worldwide.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI): A widely used assessment tool for measuring depression severity.
Cognitive Triad of Depression: The concept that depression is associated with negative views of oneself, the world, and the future. This remains a core CBT framework.
Which side of the triangle includes interpretations, predictions, and automatic self‑talk
Thoughts
Which part of the 3 C's involves looking for cognitive distortions?
Check-it
Which Cognitive Distortion involves taking excessive responsibility for events outside your control or assuming things are about you when they are not?
Personalization
Who developed the triple column technique?
The Triple Column Technique was developed by CBT psychologist David Burns.
What school of therapy was Aaron Beck originally trained in?
Beck was trained in classical Freudian psychoanalysis, and was initially testing psychoanalytic theories on depression. His clinical data repeatedly contradicted Freudian predictions, leading him to focus instead on the content of patients’ conscious thoughts as a key factor in emotional and behavioral responses.
Which sides of the CBT triangle includes physical sensations?
Feelings/Emotions
Define a cognitive distortion.
A cognitive distortion is a thought that causes a person to perceive reality inaccurately due to being exaggerated or irrational.
Which cognitive distortions involves assuming life should always be fair and becoming distressed when reality does not match this expectation?
Fairness Fallacy
A- Activating Event
B- Beliefs
C- Consequence
D- Dispute
E- Effect