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Chapter 4 - What Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

from Part II - Putting the Model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy into Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2025

Jessica Davies ,
Paul Salkovskis  and
Kenneth Laidlaw
Foreword by
Judith S. Beck
Jessica Davies
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Paul Salkovskis
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust & University of Oxford
Kenneth Laidlaw
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Judith S. Beck
Affiliation:
Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy & University of Pennsylvania
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Summary

The chapter will help you to be able to define Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, explain the key processes within CBT, describe the key features of good CBT as described in therapy rating scales such as the CTSr and CTRS, and consider how to best incorporate the key components of CBT in terms of structure, style and content

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Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) , pp. 37 - 42
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Further Reading

Beck, J. S., & Beck, A. T. (2020). Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond. 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press.Google Scholar
Young, J., & Beck, A. T. (1980). Cognitive Therapy Scale. Unpublished Manuscript.Google Scholar
James, I., Blackburn, I., & Reichelt, F. (2001). Manual of the Revised Cognitive Therapy Scale. Unpublished Manuscript Newcastle Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Centre Newcastle UK.Google Scholar

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