What does cognitive behavioral therapy do?

Running head: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
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Introduction:
Cognitive-behavioural therapy is a type of psychotherapy that aims to prevent,
decrease and eliminate negative or irrational thoughts. The therapy involves counselling by
talk therapy that helps the sufferer to overcome any challenging situation by reacting
appropriately
Discussion:
Week 4:
Identifying the Automatic Thought:
The short video showed a small-cartooned piglet in his home alone, singing about his
thoughts. The piglet thinks he is not brave enough to stay alone in the house on Halloween
night, which is the spookiest night of the year. According to him, things will get better if he
can spend time with his friends. The thought process of the piglet pushes him to imagine
spooky situations. The false situations make him believe that he is not brave enough and
make him sad. The imaginations are irrational, producing automatic thoughts that make him
depressed.
CBT for Asian:
Cognitive-behavioural therapy is primarily a psychological approach of the western
world and needs some modification to be accepted in other non-western parts of the world.
The Chinese population contributes to a large percentage of the total population of the world.
CBT need modification, to become approachable in China, including other parts of Asia. The
changes are designed by keeping in mind the political, social and functional realm. The Asian
population are less liable to ambiguity and prefer counselling session, which is more
structured with immediate practical solutions. The CBT is second most applied psychological
therapy next to the electrical therapy in Asia (Naeem et al., 2015).

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