Cognitive-Behavior Case Studies

Utilizing Cognitive-Behavior Practice Theory in Case Study
The use of micro-perspective is to focus on the individual internally and externally. Additionally, many researchers believe that a person’s environment, past events and feelings contribute to the core belief of themselves and the world around them. Furthermore, when these core beliefs are negative, they facilitate negative automatic thoughts, leading to the potential of greater depression and anxiety within a person. As we will see in this case study, the subject has negative affirmations of herself regarding friends, academics, and current workplace requirements. Also, her core beliefs were affected at a young age due to a lack stability within the family. The practice of cognitive-behavior …show more content…
Jackie expresses fatigue, decreased motivation in several areas, and that she has the worse grades since beginning college. Symptoms that could directly relate to negative automatic thoughts, since thoughts have an effect on an individual’s mood. When Jackie was first beginning school, it was very difficult, Jackie would have crying fits and need to be physically removed from her mother. Automatic thoughts could have precipitated these reactions as Jackie may have felt as if her mother would not return. Additionally, those actions could also be correlated with schemas and core beliefs due to constant change in living environment when Jackie was younger. Although after her parents reunite and living environment becomes stable, you do see a change in Jackie even though meeting people and leaving is still difficult. The positive change of automatic thoughts of stability assisted a shift in both schemas and core beliefs. Jackie stated that she felt like a failure regarding academics, everyone was smarter, and that she only did well in high school because teachers liked her are all automatic thoughts to produce negative moods such as depression. These thoughts are reinforced by her core beliefs and schemas regarding her current academic performance. Jackie appears to have negative feelings regarding making friends and dating. Thus, statements of “I am not good enough” or “I’m not interesting, I give up” are automatic thoughts most likely stemming from situational events from childhood. Negative thoughts regarding the workplace seem to be correlated to her supervisor and changes in schedule, hours and working with boys. These negative thoughts could be related to core beliefs, possible correlation between feelings of past situations with male family member, friends or significant