{"id":26484,"date":"2020-07-06T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T09:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=26484"},"modified":"2023-06-02T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T10:14:37","slug":"cognitive-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/cognitive-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A type of psychotherapy, usually focused and problem oriented, directed primarily at identifying and modifying distorted thinking patterns and behavioral dysfunction. This technique is based on the assumption that certain thought patterns, called cognitive structures or schemas, shape the way people react to the situations in their lives. Individuals with major depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and substance use disorders are more likely to benefit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A treatment method particularly for depressive disorders, that emphasizes the rearrangement of a person\u2019s maladaptive processes of thinking, perceptions, and attitudes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An approach to therapy that attempts to change some of a person\u2019s habitual modes of thinking is related to behavior therapy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A treatment of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression which encourages people to deal with their negative ways of thinking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>An abbreviated form of psychotherapy that targets the alteration of individuals&#8217; emotional response patterns by rectifying distorted patterns of thinking and perception.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A type of psychotherapy, usually focused and problem oriented, directed primarily at identifying and modifying distorted thinking patterns and behavioral dysfunction. 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