Compare & Contrast
Behavior & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
-works toward solving current issues and change, unhelpful thinking, and behavior.
-common type of talk therapy (psychotherapy).
-helps you become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking so you can view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way.
Behavior Therapy - BT
-This contrasts greatly with psychodynamic therapy, where the focus is much more on trying to uncover unresolved conflicts from childhood
-Behavioral therapies are based on the theory of classic conditioning.
Source: Boundless. “Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies.” Boundless Psychology. Boundless, 08 Jan. 2016. Retrieved 08 Mar. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/treating-psychological-disorders-19/approaches-to-psychotherapy-98/cognitive-and-cognitive-behavioral-therapies-376-12911/