Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Prior to beginning work on this discussion please read pages 8 - 14 of the Bennett-Levy, Westbrook, Fennell, Cooper, Rouf, and Hackmann chapter of the google book Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy (2004), the Weck article (2013), and theCombs, Tiegreen, and Nelson article (2007).

Choose a specific disorder from the following list.

Anorexia or Bulimia

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Depression

Anti-social Personality Disorder

Panic Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dependent Personality Disorder

Specific Phobias (public speaking, heights, animals, etc.)

Borderline Personality Disorder

For your initial post you will take on the role of a cognitive behavioral therapist. Create a fictional client experiencing your chosen disorder. Apply cognitive and behavioral theories to the client's issue to develop a cognitive behavioral experiment you might use with this client. Use the first six of the seven steps for designing coginitive behavioral experiments outlined on page 33 of the Combs, Tiegreen, and Nelson article as your headings to outline your hypothetical experiment. Your initial post should be a minimum of 350 words.