What is cognitive therapy

A person's body is prone to various illnesses, big and small, which can be treated by taking medicine, injections, infusions or surgery. If a person has psychological problems, he must rely on a psychologist to communicate and enlighten the patient for treatment. Cognitive therapy is a method used by psychologists to guide patients with autistic tendencies. The following is a detailed introduction to what cognitive therapy is.

Humanistic therapy is built on a philosophical foundation. It creates an atmosphere of unconditional support and encouragement for those seeking help, enabling them to deepen their self-awareness, discover their potential and return to their true self. By improving their "self-knowledge" or self-awareness, patients can fully tap their potential for positive, self-affirming, unlimited growth and self-realization, change their maladaptive behaviors and correct their own psychological problems.

The basic idea of ​​cognitive therapy is that cognitive processes and the resulting misconceptions are mediators of behavior and emotion, and that maladaptive behavior and emotion are related to maladaptive cognition. Cognitive therapy often uses techniques such as cognitive reconstruction, psychological coping, and problem solving for psychological counseling and treatment, among which cognitive reconstruction is the most critical.

Due to differences in culture, knowledge level and surrounding environment, people often have different understandings and perceptions of problems. Cognition generally refers to cognitive activities or processes, including beliefs and belief systems, thinking and imagination. Specifically, "cognition" refers to a person's understanding and opinion of an event or object, his or her own opinion of himself or herself, his or her thoughts on people, his or her recognition of the environment, his or her insights into things, etc. For example, in the same hospital, a child may, based on his or her own knowledge and experience, see it as a "scary place" where he or she may be given an injection accidentally.

Most people would see it as a place to "save the dying and the wounded" and help "relieve pain"; however, some elderly people may see the hospital as the "gateway to the grave." Therefore, the key is not what a "hospital" is objectively, but how it is perceived or viewed by different people. Different perceptions will breed different emotions, thus affecting people's behavioral responses. Therefore, "cognitive therapy" emphasizes that a person's non-adaptive or non-functional psychology and behavior are often caused by incorrect cognition rather than maladaptive behavior.