Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Groups

mind-and-cognition

• Social phobia is a prime example, because the focal fear of social evaluation and concern about how one is perceived are readily tested in a group environment.

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• Auditory hallucinations may be misattributions of internal thoughts caused by a speech-processing deficit—cognitive models focus on hallucinations and delusions.

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• Urge surfing—simply observing the urge but not acting upon it—demonstrates that urges and cravings typically subside on their own.

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transformation

• Group members share progress by reflecting on where they started and where they are now, and their goals for continued recovery.

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• Resistance to change may be driven by inability to manage intense emotions, inconsistency with self-schemas, or incompatibility with moral beliefs and values.

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belonging

• They don't know the struggle going on inside me every day fighting this anxiety—group leaders redirect members to share their own thoughts and feelings.

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