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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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CBT consists of two basic elements, the cognitive and the behavioral. Through the therapy process, patients learn to recognize negative thoughts and think about how to prevent them from occurring as an immediate response to a certain situation. They are then guided to learn how to think about a stressful situation in a different, positive and less anxiety-provoking way. Some therapists describe the cognitive portion as a kind of a "reprogramming" of the brain to follow a more positive set of responses to certain situations. CBT is designed to be reinforced at home and throughout the daily lives of the patients, however, many people benefit from group CBT sessions in which the behaviors related to the cognitive changes can be practiced.

 

More info:

http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/disorder/#cbt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy

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