DBA 12: Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Psychotherapy

1. Read the entire file and follow all instructions on it!

2. Do not repeat the same phrases or word on the paper!
3. Always cited references on the actual paper!
4. Answer both questions about DBA 12: Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Psychotherapy for down below
Writing Tip: Please note that, for a good discussion contribution, you have to raise a number of points from the readings (shows you have read the readings), explain them in your own words (shows you comprehend the material), and support the points with appropriate examples such as scientific sources (shows ability to integrate and synthesize material). Remember to provide citations within the text of your response and the full references at the end of the post!. This is the way to earn a full score for each discussion forum!
Class Textbook and Resources. This is the book we are using for this class!
Required Textbook:
Todd, J., & Bohart, A. C. (2006). Foundation of clinical and counseling psychology (4th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland press, Inc.

This is what my professor comment on last 3 DB’S below.
DBA 6: Research in Psychotherapy
“It seems you have provided better explanations and discussions in your counter-responses than the initial response. Your initial response did not address the question fully as asked.”
DBA 7: Psychoanalytic Approaches
“Your responses show a good a understanding of psychoanalysis. However, your response to Q2 is not clear and needs more discussion of the information”.
DBA 9: Client- and Person-Centered Therapies
Part on conditional positive regard not answered.
Note: whoever did these 3DB’s above, I don’t want them anymore, you guys start doing my paper very good and know they are getting very sloppy and costing me money a low grades!
DBA 12: Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Psychotherapy
1. Choose a relatively common disorder (e.g. depression, phobia, generalized anxiety, eating disorders, etc.), and discuss which of the defining characteristics of the disorder are cognitive and which are behavioral in nature.
2. How can Cognitive-Behavioral approaches be used to address the disorder?