Literature Review
The earliest form of what would eventually become Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy was developed in 1955 by Dr. Albert Ellis, a prominent American psychologist. This early stage of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy was called rational emotive behavior therapy. Using rational emotive behavior therapy, Ellis believed that people’s thoughts and beliefs had a great effect on their emotions, and as a result, the way the behaved. Ellis believed that how one view themselves and how they interpreted the world viewing them coincided with how they as an individual lived their life. The most basic example of this being an individual who is down in the dumps and depressed is likely to interact with others using that same mindset and behavior. Between the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Ellis came up with the basic irrational assumptions. Ellis says that basic irrational assumptions are a result of thinking of thinking illogically, and as a result, you behave in ways that are negative. Ellis also came up with …show more content…
One of the most basic limitations has to do with the patient. CBT works best with individuals who are open and wanting to better themselves. Another reason having to do with the patient is patience. CBT is something that often takes a great deal of time, usually around 20 sessions for a patient. It takes even longer when what the patient is thinking and saying doesn’t give a clear path to the cognitions that will help the patient start improving. Other limitations of CBT is related to ethics, as well as having to do with how small the scope is. In terms of dealing with ethics, CBT is a directive therapy, so that means sometimes you might have to change thoughts in a forceful manner, in today’s day and age that could be considered a source of controversy. In terms of the scope being small, the scope needs to be expanded, and not just focus on how we function as
The earliest form of what would eventually become Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy was developed in 1955 by Dr. Albert Ellis, a prominent American psychologist. This early stage of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy was called rational emotive behavior therapy. Using rational emotive behavior therapy, Ellis believed that people’s thoughts and beliefs had a great effect on their emotions, and as a result, the way the behaved. Ellis believed that how one view themselves and how they interpreted the world viewing them coincided with how they as an individual lived their life. The most basic example of this being an individual who is down in the dumps and depressed is likely to interact with others using that same mindset and behavior. Between the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Ellis came up with the basic irrational assumptions. Ellis says that basic irrational assumptions are a result of thinking of thinking illogically, and as a result, you behave in ways that are negative. Ellis also came up with …show more content…
One of the most basic limitations has to do with the patient. CBT works best with individuals who are open and wanting to better themselves. Another reason having to do with the patient is patience. CBT is something that often takes a great deal of time, usually around 20 sessions for a patient. It takes even longer when what the patient is thinking and saying doesn’t give a clear path to the cognitions that will help the patient start improving. Other limitations of CBT is related to ethics, as well as having to do with how small the scope is. In terms of dealing with ethics, CBT is a directive therapy, so that means sometimes you might have to change thoughts in a forceful manner, in today’s day and age that could be considered a source of controversy. In terms of the scope being small, the scope needs to be expanded, and not just focus on how we function as