012: Negative and Positive Distortions (Part 3)
Discuss of "Should" Statements, Labeling, and Blame. Dr. Burns brings these distortions to life with a case of a severely depressed woman who felt profoundly guilty and devastated after her brother's ...
28 Nov 201625min
011: Negative and Positive Distortions (Part 2)
Three common distortions: Jumping to Conclusions (including Mind-Reading and Fortune-Telling), Magnification and Minimization (also called the Binocular Trick), and Emotional Reasoning.
21 Nov 201632min
010: Negative and Positive Distortions (Part 1)
Common thought distortions that trigger negative feelings: All-or-Nothing Thinking, Overgeneralization, Mental Filter, and Discounting the Positive.
18 Nov 201631min
009: Should I Try to Be Happy All the Time? Healthy vs. Unhealthy Emotions
When we're feeling depressed, anxious, or angry, should we accept our feelings or try to change them?
15 Nov 201631min
008: M = Methods (Part 2) — You Can CHANGE the Way You FEEL
A session with a severely depressed, suicidal, hospitalized woman with rapidly cycling bipolar illness, who'd had 15 years of failed treatment with drugs and psychotherapy.
12 Nov 201633min
007: M = Methods (Part 1) — You FEEL the Way You THINK
The three basic principles of CBT: Negative feelings, like depression, anxiety, and anger, do not result from what happens to us, but rather from our thoughts about what's happening. In fact, our tho...
9 Nov 201634min
006: Ask David — Identity Crisis; Finding a CBT Therapist; Love Me the Way I Am
Responses to questions submitted by listeners: What causes an "identity crisis?" And how do you treat it? Why is it so hard to find a therapist trained in cognitive therapy? In a relationship, should...
6 Nov 201625min
005: A = Agenda Setting (Part 2) — How to Overcome Therapeutic Resistance: "Dr. Burns, I think I need help with my low self-esteem!"
Dr. Burns suddenly abandons the role of healer and instead assumes the role of the patient's angry, paranoid and defiant resistance.
3 Nov 201636min
