What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?


Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a blend of two therapies: cognitive therapy (CT) and behavioral therapy. CT was developed by psychotherapist Aaron Beck, M.D., in the 1960's. CT focuses on a person's thoughts and beliefs, and how they influence a person's mood and actions, and aims to change a person's thinking to be more adaptive and healthy. Behavioral therapy focuses on a person's actions and aims to change unhealthy behavior patterns.
From the National Library of Medicine's description of CBT. Here is the link:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/psychotherapies/index.shtml

Index

Publications

Robert Lavine's recent publications include psychoeducational methods and factors that contribute to well-being and resilience in spite of challenges
  • Educational psychology-- "Guided Discovery Learning", Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Seele, N., ed., 2012, Springer)
  • Neuroscience and psychology-- "Engineering and Neuroscience Models in Professional Psychology," The Virginia Psychologist (2010)
  • Medical education--"Biomedical animations and video clips as educational tools," Medical Science Educator (21(2), 2011)
  • Psychology and health--
  • "The world's happiest people."  The Atlantic.com (June 6, 2011)
  • "Ending the nightmares...": research on new PTSD treatment.  The Atlantic (Feb. 1, 2012)
  • "Iceland: Superlative Happiness on a Cold Little Rock." The Atlantic (August 11, 2012)
  • Reviewer for applied psychology and physiology in the journal Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine