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cognitive-behavioral therapy

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cog·ni·tive-be·hav·ior·al therapy  (kgn-tv-b-hvy-rl)
n.
A highly structured psychotherapeutic method used to alter distorted attitudes and problem behavior by identifying and replacing negative inaccurate thoughts and changing the rewards for behaviors.

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Psychotherapy as Religion goes on to demonstrate how psychodynamic psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy are all rooted in an American mythology that exalts "heroic individualism", placing responsibility squarely on the individual's shoulders and utterly ignoring contributing factors from society.
Psychotherapy as Religion goes on to demonstrate how psychodynamic psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy are all rooted in an American mythology that exalts "heroic individualism", placing responsibility squarely on the individual's shoulders and utterly ignoring contributing factors from society.
There is also support for cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of youth with depressive symptoms or subsyndromal depression (Asarnow, Jaycox, & Tompson, 2001).
 
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