Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Couples
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EdsonVizzoni
Psychologist
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Specialist
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Couples
Couple A&B - Beliefs Casal G&H - the parents of
irrational or a are "better" than
unrealistic expectations. the other.
Couple C&D - Focus on The field Couple I&J - Unlove
negative, contempt for of battle. disguised.
positive.
Couple E&F - Couple K&L - Differences
Disenchantment for the irreconcilable.
partner.
Problematic relationships
they usually happen when
one or both members of
couples have beliefs
irrational or expectations
unrealistic about themselves and the
relationship.
As a result, couples do
negative attributions about the
behaviors of each other, the
that leads to opinions
generalized one from the other made
under an exclusively
negative.
The members of the couple
tend to give more
attention to the
behaviors
negative sum of the other,
not noticing yours
positive actions.
This throws you into a spiral
continuous interaction
conflictive, until they are
constantly arguing or the
they will completely ignore each other.
Cognitive therapy with couples
involves assisting the members of
couple becoming aware of the
dysfunctional thoughts that
they practice in their relationship, the
which lead to conflicts in your
interactions.
The expectations that the members
the couple brings to their
relationship, regarding your
intimacy and its roles,
will be the specific focus of your
therapy.
Cognitive therapy with couples uses
a set of principles and techniques
designed to alter and expand the
spouses' perspectives on
interpretation that they make of the
meanings and causes of your
behaviors.
It is through these techniques that the
couples learn to correct the
your least correct interactions and
to improve your relationship.
EVALUATION
• Joint initial interviews.
• Initial individual interviews.
• Inventories and Questionnaires (Belief Inventory
About Relationship, Measurement of Attribution in
Relationships, Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), Scale
of Marital Satisfaction (ESC), Social Skills Inventory
Conjugates, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), History
Conjugal and others).
• Identification of problematic areas.
• Identification of automatic thoughts,
of intermediate beliefs and beliefs
basic.
• Influence of origin families.
Automatic thoughts and Beliefs
Centrals
Automatic thoughts
are words and images that
emerge in the mind, in situations
from day to day, and that influence
our emotions and
behaviors.
Automatic thoughts and
Core Beliefs
Beliefs are thoughts
rigid, built over the course
the life experiences;
can be influenced
cultural/ethnic, family, of
gender, neighbors, religion,
from the media.
Irrational Beliefs – Albert Ellis
I must be loved by everyone.
all the time.
I have to be perfect all the time
in everything I do.
It's terrible when things don't
just as I want.
Example of core beliefs
Of Despair:
I am helpless.
I am impotent.
I am out of control.
I am weak.
I am inadequate.
I am vulnerable.
I am needy.
I am a failure.
I am not up to the others.
I am not good enough.
THEORETICAL BASES OF TECHNIQUES
COGNITIVE
Identification of Evidence
What is the evidence that thought
Is automatic true or false?
Are there alternative explanations or ways
alternatives to seeing the situation?
What are the implications if thinking
for real? What is the thing most
disturbing in this? What is the broader vision?
Realistic? What can I do about it?
Techniques and procedures used
in couples therapy
The first sessions with the couple
•2 Assessment
Modification of standards
behavior
•4 Intervir nas reações emocionais
5 Stages of Cognitive Restructuring
Training in communication
7 Training in problem resolution
8 Termination and relapse prevention
Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques in Couples Therapy: A
EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION – Raphael Fischer Peçanha
communication training
For the speaker:
• Admit that the listener may have a viewpoint on
determined subject different from yours, without
devalue the idea of the other.
• Talking about your own emotions and thoughts,
pointing out the positive and negative side of the topic
under discussion.
• Speak clearly and objectively.
• Point out specific problems and not general ones.
• Send messages short, with few words,
because it facilitates the absorption and recall of content
issued.
• Be kind, diplomatic, and handle the matter with tact.
communication training
For the listener:
. Let it be apparent that the other is having
attention: head gestures, eye contact,
vocalizações co mo “hum-hum ”.
. Deve-se man if is ta r respethis for the information of the
another person who speaks, agreeing or not. The speaker
must understand that you have the right to express your
e moções and Idéias.
. A pessoa que you need to strive in
understanding and identification of the perspective of
p arceiro.
. O ouv inYou must paraphrase what was said by the.
speaker, showing that he was understood.
Treinamento em Solução de Problemas
1. Definition of the problem.
2. Generation of alternative solutions
brainstorming, downpour of ideas
3. Assessment of the risk-benefit of each
solution
4. Put the chosen solution into practice
5. Evaluation of the effects of the solution and
decision on adopting a new one
solution or keep the current one.
Special Issues
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2. Situations of Anger and Violence.
3. Infidelity.
One wants to separate, the other does not.
5. When does a separation occur?
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Coordinating conjunctions
adversative
They indicate a relationship of opposition as well as of
contrast orcompensationamong the units
linked. It can also generate a sense of
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but, however, nevertheless, still, on the other hand
otherwise, nevertheless, however, etc..
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