Therapeutic Approaches And Counselling — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Cognitive distortions are ways of thinking which are general in nature but which distort the reality in a negative manner. These patterns of thought are called dysfunctional cognitive structures. They lead to errors of cognition about the social reality.

• Repeated occurrence of these thoughts leads to development of feelings of anxiety and depression.
• The therapist uses questioning, which is gentle, non-threatening disputation of the client's beliefs and thoughts.