Mechanism of change in cognitive therapy
In the video we watched with Dr. Rapee, how does the client’s completion of a thought record sheet correspond to the A-B-C model?
How does the A-B-C model relate to the mechanism of change in cognitive therapy – what part of the model is the focus of change and why?
The ABC model is a tool used in cognitive behavioral therapy to recognize irrational events and beliefs. It stands for antecedents, beliefs, and consequences. The goal of the ABC model is to learn to use rational thinking to respond to situations in a healthy way.
The ABC model is a basic CBT technique. It’s a framework that assumes your beliefs about a specific event affect how you react to that event.
The principle of attitude consistency (that for any given attitude object, the ABCs of affect, behavior, and cognition are normally in line with each other) thus predicts that our attitudes (for instance, as measured via a self-report measure) are likely to guide behavior.
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