What is Cognitive Therapy ?
2006-12-31 05:46:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Sometimes with anxiety or depression your thought processes slow down or do not complete itself. Cognitive therapy helps make those choices easier and helps in developing the thought to action process.
2006-12-31 05:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by cece 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Cognitive" is, The mental process through which knowledge is learned and applied.
Therapy helps your thought process function properly as in behavior modification for obsessive compulsive disorder.
Some people do do better taking a pill... But why set yourself up for a lifetime of taking pills and avoiding what is underlying and causing the problem if you dont absolutely have to. (I think Janet must be a drug rep or something?) Anyone who would say such a thing with conviction is sadly mistaken and should repress the need to share~
There are many factors to consider in the chemical process of the brain and its impulses... Medication is only a small part of it. Your neurotransmitters are effected by enviornment, stress poor diet and past and family history... Just popping a pill is stupid! Because you'll always just pop a pill and never actually get better on your own.
Don't listen to the twits... Keep doing what you're doing even if it is uncomfortable and hard. It is worth it!
Listen to Mystique... She/He should get the points~ Nutrition and mineral and vitamin supplements is a great way to begin helping yourself!
2006-12-31 06:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cognitive Therapies are insight therapies that emphasize recognizing and changing negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs. The goal of therapy is to change or restructure clients' thinking.
Depression is manifested both physically and emotionally. The classic physical signs of depression are headaches, fatigue, digestive problems, hyperactivity, sleeping disorders, loss of concentration, and distorted eating patterns.
Chemicals imbalances in the brain can also be either the cause or effect of depression. Dopamine is the chemical that produces anxiety, stress, nervousness, and aggression. When the level of dopamine is ELEVATED, a person may develop feelings of insecurity, paranoia, and fear. Serotonin is another important chemical in the brain that can affect a person's mental well-being.
A person with LOW serotonin levels displays mood swings, and some sort of compulsion, such as alcoholism, overeating, or being a workaholic, perfectionist, or procrastinator.
Best ways to beat depression is Diet, Exercise, Supplements or Therapy.
Its essential to get the B-complex vitamins, since they work together to balance proper brain functioning.
Fatty acids, such Omega-6, Omega-3.
Magnesium and herbal extracts such:
St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum in Latin) is a long-living plant with yellow flowers. It contains many chemical compounds. Some are believed to be the active ingredients that produce the herb's effects, including the compounds hypericin and hyperforin.
Chinese schizandra berry, wild oats, and calamus root.
2006-12-31 05:58:57 · answer #3 · answered by Sabine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cognitive therapy is helpful in training you to avoid negative thought processes by replacing with more realistic or helpful thoughts. For instance... panic attacks are often caused by the 'fright/flight' instinct all humans are born with. Something unknown might trigger yours and because there is no danger around you grow more anxious and enter into a full panic attack. Using cognitive therapy you would immediately identify the fact that there is no danger around and begin thinking about something positive or focusing on something around you that would make you feel safe and secure, thus slowing down your heart rate and breathing. I'm sorry I can't explain this much better (I'm not a professional). Hope this helps anyway...
2006-12-31 05:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by mJc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cognitive therapy is one in each and every of those therapy that deals with the right here and now. The Q&A's could pertain to the cutting-edge issues, melancholy, or stress. in assessment to classic psychotherapy; that delves into the previous to locate or reveils unresolved issues. I even have experienced the two and cognitive replaced into lots greater effective for me. no longer asserting that different therapy could be discounted.
2016-10-06 06:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cognitive therapy helps you become aware of the patterns of your thinking and the messages that you are telling yourself and not realizing. it can be VERY helpful but some people do better just taking a pill.
2006-12-31 05:59:14 · answer #6 · answered by janet 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cognitive therapy -learn to appreciate a new focus -
go to church and sing and focus on the good things in life and around you instead of the **** in front of your foot - when walking over a great meadow with shrubs and trees and a wonderfull blue sky and shunshine on top - care for others - and see how good you are off compared to them - in other words focus right
not on your harm - kempenaturaltherapies involves body mind soul and spirit chicago 3127580063 - play a keyboard enter a competition - join a quire - play keyboard
2006-12-31 05:54:09 · answer #7 · answered by GERHARD K 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Therapy for your thought processes
2006-12-31 05:50:09 · answer #8 · answered by GB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is asitting one on one with a councellor. Talking. I find it helps. As long as you are open, and willing to do the work.
2006-12-31 06:41:32 · answer #9 · answered by Popsicle_1989 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learning how to change your behavior.
2006-12-31 05:53:48 · answer #10 · answered by Judith 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋