Interventions
Cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT focuses on the thinking and behaviors that that lead to depression and anxiety. This therapy will address these patterns through several interventions that are intended to change and alter these thoughts and behaviors that contribute to your unhappiness. We will look at thoughts that are unhelpful and lead to your depression and social anxiety. By following the treatment plan and fully engaging in the interventions the goal is to reduce the symptoms of depression and social anxiety.
“CBT targets the beliefs surrounding your fears. In these sessions you will learn how to recognize negative thoughts and approach social situations. You will gradually be able to face the situations you have been …show more content…
Interventions for Depression
- Activity planning – activity planning involves using a worksheet that is part of a behavioral activation plan. The client will be asked to list all of their daily activities and give each activity a rating. Once a list of current activities is created the client is instructed to develop a list of rewarding activities that the client enjoys,
- Reward Planning – Reward planning can include buying something or performing an activity that is perceived as rewarding after completing a task that is planned ahead of time. The client is asked to schedule some activities into their daily schedule. These activities are drawn from the client’s list of rewarding behaviors. The client then engages in the planned activities and rates the activities in terms of mastery and pleasure. People are more likely to engage in behaviors in which that associate with pleasure or mastery.
- Self-Reward – Self-rewarding behavior can lead to an increase of positive emotions as well as create positive habits. The steps involved include listing possible rewards, setting criteria for meeting receiving rewards, and then administering …show more content…
Adolescents with depressive and anxious symptom responded better to CBT than to Family Therapy or Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Milin, Walker, & Chow, 2003). 60% of adolescents in Milin, Walker, and Chow’s (2003) study had significantly higher remission rates than family therapy, 29%, or supportive therapy groups,
Cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT focuses on the thinking and behaviors that that lead to depression and anxiety. This therapy will address these patterns through several interventions that are intended to change and alter these thoughts and behaviors that contribute to your unhappiness. We will look at thoughts that are unhelpful and lead to your depression and social anxiety. By following the treatment plan and fully engaging in the interventions the goal is to reduce the symptoms of depression and social anxiety.
“CBT targets the beliefs surrounding your fears. In these sessions you will learn how to recognize negative thoughts and approach social situations. You will gradually be able to face the situations you have been …show more content…
Interventions for Depression
- Activity planning – activity planning involves using a worksheet that is part of a behavioral activation plan. The client will be asked to list all of their daily activities and give each activity a rating. Once a list of current activities is created the client is instructed to develop a list of rewarding activities that the client enjoys,
- Reward Planning – Reward planning can include buying something or performing an activity that is perceived as rewarding after completing a task that is planned ahead of time. The client is asked to schedule some activities into their daily schedule. These activities are drawn from the client’s list of rewarding behaviors. The client then engages in the planned activities and rates the activities in terms of mastery and pleasure. People are more likely to engage in behaviors in which that associate with pleasure or mastery.
- Self-Reward – Self-rewarding behavior can lead to an increase of positive emotions as well as create positive habits. The steps involved include listing possible rewards, setting criteria for meeting receiving rewards, and then administering …show more content…
Adolescents with depressive and anxious symptom responded better to CBT than to Family Therapy or Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Milin, Walker, & Chow, 2003). 60% of adolescents in Milin, Walker, and Chow’s (2003) study had significantly higher remission rates than family therapy, 29%, or supportive therapy groups,