Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Cognitive Analytic Therapy was developed by Anthony Ryle. This therapy was developed in the context of the National Health Service' in the United Kingdom with the aim of providing psychological treatment which could realistically provided in the NHS. The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ...
CAT further evolved as an integrated therapy based on ides from psychoanalytic therapy, cognitive therapy and Vygotskian ideas. ( Vygotsky ). Lev Vygotsky Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (November 17 (November 5 (O.S.)), 1896—June 11, 1934) was a Russian developmental psychologist, discovered by the Western world in the 1960s. ...
The model emphasises on collaborative work with the client, and focuses on the understanding of the patterns of maladaptive behaviours. The aim of the therapy is to understand origins and recognition of these patterns. Subsequently to learn alternative ways in order to cope better. CAT includes terms such as Snags,Dilemmas, Traps,and Sequential Diagrammatic Reformulation. Recently the concept of core pain has been replaced by Reciprocal Roles and Reciprocal Role Procedure (Target Problem Procedure).
Psychotherapy is a set of techniques intended to cure or improve psychological and behavioral problems in humans.
The commonest form of psychotherapy is direct personal contact between therapist and patient, mainly in the form of talking.
Cognitive behavioural therapy is particularly common where the mode of psychotherapy is dictated by the demands of insurance companies who wish to see a financially limited commitment.
Cognitive therapy or cognitive behaviour therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias and other forms of mental disorder.
Cognitive therapy is often used in conjunction with mood stabilizing medications to treat bipolar disorder.
Cognitive Therapy and/or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy most closely ally with the Scientist-Practitioner Model of Clinical Psychology, in which clinical practice and research is informed by a scientific perspective; clear operationalization of the "problem" or "issue;" an emphasis on measurement (and measurable changes in cognition and behaviour); and measureable goal-attainment.