cognitive therapy
Mind pattern repair
Cognitive therapy is a form of psychotherapy focused on changing patterns of thinking that cause emotional distress.
The approach holds that negative or distorted thoughts—not external events—drive depression, anxiety, and other problems.
A therapist helps patients identify and challenge these thought patterns: Cognitive therapy taught me to question my assumption that everyone was judging me.
Often combined with behavioral techniques as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- behavior modificationAltering conduct through reinforcement
- distortionsMisshapen versions of truth
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Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
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Treatment via unconscious exploration
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