Initial Post
This discussion is based on a case study of the client Alana. You will read her history and formulate continuing care with a CBT approach. For this week’s discussion, you will answer the questions below related to CBT and the case.
For your initial post, answer the following questions in APA format.
- What cognitive behavioral techniques might be appropriate to use with Alana as she explores her frustration and anger related to stressors?
- How would you use cognitive behavioral therapy techniques in a culturally/gender sensitive manner to address Alana feelings about being a woman as a minority in the US and trying to navigate healing while starting a new life with her husband and expected child?
- How might the principles from CBT be applied to the case study to help her overcome past traumas?
SOLUTION
- What cognitive behavioral techniques might be appropriate to use with Alana as she explores her frustration and anger related to stressors?
In this case, one of the techniques that will be potentially effective is cognitive reframing/restructuring. This technique aims at assisting patients in identifying certain thought patterns that are attributable to the negative and ineffective emotions and then structure them into a progressively positive perspective. By knowing that the negative thought patterns are unbalanced, like stressing on minor details or over-generalization, this technique frees patients to consider different points of view, focusing on the positive (Schoneveld et al., 2018). ……..please click the icon below to purchase full solution at $10