Course Description:
Cognitive Psychology is the science of how we think. It concerns our inner mental processes such as attention, perception, memory, action planning, and language. Each component is vital in forming who we are and how we see the world and others and derive meaning from them. If our thoughts are distorted and our perceptions blurred, then we get emotionally and behaviorally disturbed. This course helps the students understand their thought processes and those of their clients and teaches them the skills to correct thought distortions in them and their clients. Doing so empowers them to improve their outlook on themselves, their relationships, and the world that surrounds them and their clients.
- Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT of Albert Ellis)
- Introduction and history of REBT
- Understanding rational and irrational beliefs
- Irrational demands
- Irrational conclusions
- Primary, Secondary, and Meta emotions and their impact on cognition
- ABC Model of Diagnosing
- Cognitive Behaviour (CBT of Aaron Beck)
- Introduction and history of CBT
- Negative Automatic Thoughts
- Cognitive Distortions
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Therapeutic Technique
