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CBT is based on the cognitive model, which hypothesizes that people’s emotions, behaviors, and physiology are influenced by their perception of events (both external, such as failing a test, and internal, such as distressing physical symptoms).

Situation/event
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Automatic thoughts
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Reaction…

As of right now, start noticing when

• your mood has changed or intensified in a negative direction,
• you are having bodily sensations associated with negative emotion (such as your heart beating fast when you become anxious), and/or
• you are engaging in unhelpful behavior or avoiding engagi…

Aaron Beck developed a form of psychotherapy in the 1960s and 1970s that he originally named “cognitive therapy,” a term that is often used synonymously with “cognitive behavior therapy” (CBT) by much of our field. Beck devised a structured, short-term, present-oriented psychotherapy for depression…