Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Psychoanalysis

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This paper gives the reader a clear understanding of the roots of psychoanalysis and cognitive behavior therapy. The writer defines the two theories and their main ideas. It then proceeds to compare and contrast the fundamental principles of the two.

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"Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a combination of cognitive therapy and behavior therapy. Behavior therapy is used to change automatic reactions to certain situations. It also teaches relaxation techniques so you are better able to deal with stressful situations and allows for improved decision making techniques. Cognitive therapy trains you in recognizing how certain thinking patterns are causing your symptoms. Once these thinking patterns are recognized, you are able to break the connection between these patterns and the distorted picture of reality that they present (Weber, 1991)."

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