CBT Basics
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What CBT tool helps patients write down and challenge negative thoughts?
Thought Record
CBT is commonly used to treat this mood disorder.
Depression
Nurses help patients identify what type of thoughts?
Negative Thoughts
CBT can be used for what age groups?
All age groups ( teens, adults, older adults)
Who developed CBT?
Aaron Beck
A technique where patients challenge irrational thinking.
Cognitive Restructuring
Name one anxiety disorder CBT can treat.
Panic disorder, social anxiety, GAD
What important nursing responsibility involves recording patient progress?
Documentation
CBT can be used in hospitals or what other type of setting?
Outpatient Clinics
CBT focuses on the connection between what three things?
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Gradually facing fears is called what?
Exposure Therapy
What disorder involves intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors?
OCD
What is the nurse doing when explaining CBT to a patient?
Patient Education
Homework assignments in CBT help patients practice what?
Coping Strategies
True or False: CBT focuses mainly on childhood experiences.
False
What CBT technique helps patients increase positive activities?
Behavioral Activation
What trauma-related disorder is often treated with CBT?
PTSD
What communication style avoids criticism and judgment?
Nonjudgmental Communication
Changing negative thoughts can improve what two things?
Emotions and Behavior
What is the main goal of CBT?
To change negative thinking patterns and behaviors
What type of questions encourage patients to reflect on thoughts?
Open-ended Questions
CBT can also help treat what type of fear of specific objects or situations?
Phobias
What type of questions help patients explore feelings and thoughts?
Open-ended Questions
What is the main focus of CBT: past trauma or present thinking patterns?
Present Thinking Patterns