Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Definition

kŏgnĭ-tĭv-bĭ-hāvyə-rəl
noun
A highly structured psychotherapeutic method used to alter distorted attitudes and problem behavior by identifying and replacing negative inaccurate thoughts and changing the rewards for behaviors.
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A psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions, focussing on a client's current state rather than on their past.

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Singular:
cognitive-behavioral therapy
Plural:
cognitive behavioral therapies

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Sentence Examples

  • The group has just completed an exploratory trial of cognitive behavioral therapy versus graded exercise for chronic fatigue, with an economic evaluation.

  • For Hispanic children, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been used to help children deal with the negative thoughts that form part of this mental health disorder.

  • The cognitive approach to treatment for drug addiction is based on a type of therapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy.

  • The Mayo Clinic reports that cognitive behavioral therapy is emerging as the safe alternative to medicating an insomniac.

  • It appears that up to 50 percent of BED patients stop bingeing with cognitive behavioral therapy.

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