Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Approaches

Cognitive behavioural therapy is a common practice used to help people suffering from a variety of problems from depression to anxiety, fear and impulsive disorders.

This type of therapy is carried out by professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists and involves talking through problems and problem solving.

The professionally trained psychiatrist or psychologist will spend a number of sessions with the patient talking to them to find the root cause of their problem. This involves how they think and behave, how they think about themselves and how they deal with various situations. They then work on coping techniques, which is a type of problem solving to assist them in dealing with situations moving forward.

The therapist will work on relaxation techniques with the patient, which is designed to help them face their fears head on. Over a few sessions the patient will work on relaxation and then think of the least fearful item on their list. They need to imagine themselves there and calm themselves in the situation. Then they work up the list until they are faced with their most feared thing.

Relaxation techniques is another very popular approach in cognitive behavioural therapy and can include relaxation and breathing exercises to help calm the patient when faced with a difficult situation which they can't normally deal with

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Social skills is another approach that is used, especially for those who are afraid of other people or members of the opposite sex. It is often found that those that have been bullied throughout their lives don't have the best social skills in their adult's lives and this type of therapy can help them overcome this to lead a normal and happy life.

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