In Tina’s first session, the therapist recapped a brief history of what Tina thought had guided her to becoming depressed. The therapist then gathered as much details as possible about Tina is currently feeling. The therapist and Tina discussed how they might work together utilizing CBT and answering any questions Tina had. One of the details the therapist clarified is that, once they had some understanding of what is currently happening in Tina’s life, they could create an illustrative representation of how Tina’s thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and her behavior interrelated. The intention of this intervention is distinguish adverse patterns, powered by consistent negative thoughts, which cause Tina to get caught in a series of depression and anxiety. In the initial session, Tina and the therapist decided that they would convene for ten sessions, at the conclusion which they would reexamine her progress (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology, 2012).
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These aspects were thoughts, behavior, feelings, and her physical state. The thoughts Tina were exhibiting were that she was old and unattractive; she was in in danger of losing her job; her son was glad to be away from her; and her friends are bored of her. The behaviors Tina was exhibiting were that she constantly stayed at home; she stopped being social with friends and family; she started drinking more heavily; she wrote angry letters to her ex-husband; she stopped exercising and she ate junk food. The feelings Tina were exhibiting was loneliness, fear of her future, sadness, irritability, anxiety, guilt, and resentfulness. The physical state Tina was exhibiting crushing fatigue, restlessness, repeated headaches, uneasy stomach, difficulty sleeping and she gained weight (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology, 2012).
These aspects were thoughts, behavior, feelings, and her physical state. The thoughts Tina were exhibiting were that she was old and unattractive; she was in in danger of losing her job; her son was glad to be away from her; and her friends are bored of her. The behaviors Tina was exhibiting were that she constantly stayed at home; she stopped being social with friends and family; she started drinking more heavily; she wrote angry letters to her ex-husband; she stopped exercising and she ate junk food. The feelings Tina were exhibiting was loneliness, fear of her future, sadness, irritability, anxiety, guilt, and resentfulness. The physical state Tina was exhibiting crushing fatigue, restlessness, repeated headaches, uneasy stomach, difficulty sleeping and she gained weight (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology, 2012).