- Topic Areas:
- Workshop
- Category:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990
- Faculty:
- Aaron Beck, MD | Christine Padesky, PhD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 41 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Dec 13, 1990
Description
Description:
Strategies developed in cognitive therapy of depression are readily applied to couples’ problems: Assessment includes ascertaining conflicting perspectives, thinking disorder, escalation of distortions, and cognitive interference with communication. Interventions include reducing hostility, reinforcing pleasure, increasing collaboration) and improving sexual satisfaction through cognitive interventions. Prerequisite reading: Love is Never Enough (Harper & Row).
Educational Objectives:
- To list common cognitive distortions in couples’ interactions
- To specify four cognitive techniques to resolve conflicts
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
