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The use of CBT as a treatment for depression - Coggle Diagram
The use of CBT as a treatment for depression
The aim of CBT as a treatment for addiction is to identify and correct the addictive behaviour.
CBT has two main components:
Functional analysis
The patient and therapist
work together
to identify the thoughts, feelings and circumstances in which the patient uses the drug.
This helps the patient recognise their triggers and avoid situations in which they may be faced with them.
Functional analysis provides insight on
why
the patient uses the drug and the root of the addiction.
Skills Training:
The aim of skills training is for the addict to learn skills that will aid them in avoiding the drug.
It also helps them find better coping mechanisms when they feel the need to use the drug
The helps the patient
unlearn
current behaviours and adopt healthier ones.
Examples of Skills:
Assertiveness training (to avoid succumbing to peer pressure)
Improving motivation to stop the addiction
Coping with cravings
Evaluation:
Successful CBT helps the patients regain
control to stop
their addictive behaviour.
The skills learnt in CBT can help the patients for the long term and can be used daily
The addict must be
motivated to change their behaviour
, they can learn the skills necessary to stop the addiction but they need to apply the skills themselves.
CBT for addiction was first used to treat alcohol and heroin addictions.