Cbt Vs Cognitive Therapy

According to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) people are born with a drive to survive (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Additionally, people use pleasure and pain as guides in which people learn from experiences, make conclusions, predictions, and create goals (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Further, cognitive-behavioral therapists believe that children’s different temperaments push them in different directions and therefore will perceive the same event differently (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Also, cognitive-behavioral therapists assume that cognitive activity impacts behavior, can be observed and changed, and that a desired behavioral change can occur through changing cognitions (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Overall this therapy is a collaborative effort between the therapist and student and is focused on solving problems, is active, and goal oriented (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). The counseling method includes understanding the person and his or her problems, such as using a problem list, which lists numerous problems the student is having, building a therapeutic relationship, collaborating and participating, and is goal oriented and problem focused …show more content…
While REBT proposes that people’s perceptions of events change thoughts and feelings, thus changing behavior (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Another difference is that CBT focuses on asking the student why they think a certain way or how they know that something will not turn out. Whereas REBT focuses on the underlying assumption of negative beliefs of the student (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). For example, if a student was worried about failing a test, the counselor would focus on what would happen if the student did fail and that it might be unpleasant but it would not mean that the student was