Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Positive Thinking Skills for Balance
What you'll learn
- Understand the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors
- Recognize negative thoughts
- Challenge negative thoughts
- Manage emotions
- Change behavior
- Apply strategies and methods for modifying behavior
- Turn unrealistic thoughts into logical ones
- Understand the basic principles of cognitive behavioral therapy
- Apply cognitive behavioral therapy to different conditions
About this course
This course explains cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, how thoughts are linked to feelings and behavior, and how to use positive thinking skills to reach emotional balance. It starts with an introduction to the course, then thoughts, feelings and behaviors, recognizing negative thoughts and challenging them, and managing emotions. Next you learn how to change behavior and the strategies and methods for modifying behavior, in three parts, then how to turn unrealistic thoughts into logical ones. In the final part you learn the basic principles of cognitive behavioral therapy and how it is applied to different mental health conditions, with a workbook, questions and exercises. It suits people interested in mental health and self-development, and professionals in the field, and no previous experience is needed. This course is for education and skills training, and it does not replace consulting a specialist when needed. The lessons are arranged so you first understand the idea and then practice it through the exercises and the workbook. By the end, you will be able to recognize your negative thoughts and challenge them, manage your feelings and adjust your behavior.
Expected outcomes
- Deep understanding of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and its core principles.
- Develop skills to manage negative thoughts and beliefs.
- Enhance ability to modify behavior and achieve positive change.
- Apply CBT to improve quality of life and mental health.
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Course content
1Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT
12 lectures
- Course IntroductionIntroduces the cognitive behavioral therapy course: presents it as techniques anyone can learn to change behavior and cope with psychological disorders, and outlines its goals, target audience, topics, strategies and applications.5:17
- Thoughts, Emotions, and BehaviorsDefines cognitive behavioral therapy and explains the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors, how a negative thought leads to negative behavior, and why confronting thoughts and thinking positively matter, with a depression case example.10:39
- Identifying Negative ThoughtsExplains the patterns of negative thinking, including overgeneralization, mental filtering, self-blame, playing the victim, and magnifying or minimizing, and their effect on feelings, behavior and decisions.10:57
- Challenging Negative ThoughtsExplains how to challenge negative thoughts: identify them, evaluate them with Socratic questions and evidence for and against, then replace them with evidence-backed positive thoughts, with the therapist focusing on the client's own thoughts.7:10
- Managing EmotionsExplains emotion management in cognitive behavioral therapy: theories of behavior change, the emotion wheel for identifying feelings and their causes, and calming methods such as deep breathing, meditation and talking to a trusted person to handle anger and sadness.16:54
- Changing BehaviorExplains behavior change as both a cause and an indicator of psychological improvement, how to analyze a behavior by its time, place, intensity, what came before and after, and how often it recurs, then prioritizing behaviors for treatment.11:27
- Strategies and Methods for Behavior Modification (Part One)Part one of behavior modification strategies: explains reinforcement and its conditions, punishment and its limits, shaping behavior in stages, and simple and over-correction, stressing they apply to adults and to oneself.21:00
- Strategies and Methods for Behavior Modification (Part Two)Part two of behavior modification strategies: explains generalization, extinction, feedback, participatory modeling, assertive behavior and guidance activities and games, and how the choice depends on the person, age, behavior and circumstances.19:56
- Strategies and Methods for Behavior Modification (Part Three)Part three of behavior modification strategies: explains decision making, gradual desensitization, self-control, flooding, problem solving, role playing and real-life practice, and how they reduce anxiety and improve behavior.15:54
- Transforming Unrealistic Ideas into Logical IdeasContinues the cognitive behavioral strategies for turning unrealistic thoughts into logical ones: expressing feelings in a healthy way, writing thoughts and feelings down and reviewing their evidence, and the effect of upbringing on psychological problems.18:15
- Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioral TherapyExplains the core principles underlying cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), how we can manage thoughts, feelings and behaviors, that thoughts are not absolute facts but shaped by culture and experience, and the importance of focusing on the present.16:44
- Applying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Various Psychological DisordersExplains how to apply cognitive behavioral therapy to different disorders such as depression, phobias and narcissistic personality, through healthy nutrition, restructuring thoughts, gradual exposure with relaxation, and building empathy.18:16
2The Attachments
2 attachments
- Download the Workbook
- Questions and Exercises
Instructor
Dr. Dina Al-Jayar
