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Why cognitive therapy exists

Why cognitive therapy exists

Flow diagram of a CBT maintaining cycle with thoughts, emotions, behaviour and physical symptoms linked in a loop, with intervention points labelled

The cognitive approach says behaviour and emotion are shaped by internal mental processes such as thinking, attention, memory and interpretation. People do not simply react to events, they react to what they think those events mean.

Cognitive approach: therapy Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Cognitive approach: therapy

Step-by-step lessons on Eduqas A Level Psychology Cognitive approach: therapy. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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