Cognitive restructuring, a core component of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is literally, changing one’s thinking (Prochaka & Norcross, 2014, p. 226) in order to control and change negative thoughts, which can be linked to toxic and damaging behaviors, moodiness, depression, and irritability since one’s thoughts drive everything they do (Kamphoff, 2018). Repeated thoughts become both automatic and if repeated long enough, beliefs (i.e., one’s interpretation of a situation). An activating event filters through one’s beliefs and can lead to unproductive emotional and behavioral reactions (Burton & Raedeke, 2008).
(1) What’s the evidence?
In meta-analyses of the controlled studies on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), cognitive restructuring alone proved as effective as exposure alone (Prochaska et al., p 286). Regarding panic attacks, subsequent meta-analyses of treatment outcomes for panic found that the most effective treatment was usually a combination of cognitive restructuring, exposure, and breathing retraining (p. 287). Neuroscientist have discovered that between 75 and 98 percent of mental, behavioral, and physical illnesses can come from thoughts (Kamphoff, 2018, p. 74). …show more content…
Self talk is one’s steady stream of thoughts. Positive self-talk leads to positive outcomes, such as flow and performance excellence whereas, negative self-talk leads to a choking mindset in which irrational and distorted thoughts cause athlete to underachieve (Burton & Raedeke, 2008). Automated negative thoughts can hinder an athlete’s performance when performing under pressure (Kamphoff, 2018).
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(1) What’s the evidence?
In meta-analyses of the controlled studies on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), cognitive restructuring alone proved as effective as exposure alone (Prochaska et al., p 286). Regarding panic attacks, subsequent meta-analyses of treatment outcomes for panic found that the most effective treatment was usually a combination of cognitive restructuring, exposure, and breathing retraining (p. 287). Neuroscientist have discovered that between 75 and 98 percent of mental, behavioral, and physical illnesses can come from thoughts (Kamphoff, 2018, p. 74). …show more content…
Self talk is one’s steady stream of thoughts. Positive self-talk leads to positive outcomes, such as flow and performance excellence whereas, negative self-talk leads to a choking mindset in which irrational and distorted thoughts cause athlete to underachieve (Burton & Raedeke, 2008). Automated negative thoughts can hinder an athlete’s performance when performing under pressure (Kamphoff, 2018).
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