Case Study: Application of CBT on Malala Yousafzai and Family's Issues

This assignment presents a case study analyzing the application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Malala Yousafzai and her family. The study focuses on the use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), highlighting the identification and modification of self-defeating thoughts and beliefs. The assignment explores techniques from both Ellis's and Beck's approaches, specifically the 'ABC' method and the 'mental filter' respectively. It concludes with a reasoned preference for Beck's approach in this particular case, emphasizing its potential to address the core of negative beliefs. The assignment also references the broader context of CBT, including its history, assumptions, and its application within a family therapy setting. The assignment also references the course SOCW 6353 and explores the video links provided in the assignment brief for additional information.

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WESTERN CIVILZATION 1
Malala Yousafzai and her family – Ellis vs Beck
Suggested cognitive approach:
Rational emotive behaviour therapy is the selected cognitive therapy here for Malala
Yousafzai and her family. This behaviour therapy will help their family members to identify
thoughts which are of self-defeating in nature and in feelings. This therapy suggests to
challenge those behaviour and replace them with more healthy and productive beliefs. This
will help her family members to incorporate positive feelings and they can easily evaluate
about destructive feelings and thoughts that is emerging negativity (Selva, 2019).
Technique from Beck’s approach:
Mental filter: This technique is selected from Beck’s 12 cognitive distortions. This defines
that instead of focusing on the whole aspect it is better that a person should focus on the
centre point of the negativity. Focusing on the centre point will help them to eliminate the
source of negative belief.
Technique from Ellis’s approach:
ABC’s format: This technique is based on the ABC approach and it will help her family
members to understand each and every belief on the bases of the ABC format. Here, A stands
for identifying adversity in the thought, B stands for one’s rational behaviour and C stands for
consequences. Evaluating their beliefs based upon this ABC technique will help them to
eliminative depression and anxiety related beliefs (Selva, 2019).
Among these two, according to me Beck’s approach is best for Malala Yousafzai and her
family because this approach will help them in identifying about the centre point of the
negativity.

WESTERN CIVILZATION 2
References
Selva, J. (2019). Albert Ellis’ ABC model in the cognitive behavioural therapy spotlight.
Retrieved from: https://positivepsychology.com/albert-ellis-abc-model-rebt-cbt/