Cognitive behavioral therapy

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is not a singular model. Initially repre- senting the work of Ellis, Beck, Lazarus, and Meichenbaum, it now includes the works of these pioneers and the second and third generations of their students and the students of those initially trained by these pioneers. CBT has become a meeting ground for therapists from diverse backgrounds ranging from the psychodynamic to the behavioral. Some, like Len Sperry, have the added advantage of coming from an Adlerian background. Adler was, after all, probably the first of the cognitive therapists. The term cognitive behavioral therapy is often misleading inasmuch as it implies that the major modalities are either cognitive (dealing with information præessing content and style) and behavioral (dealing with the acquisition of skills). These two aspects have often been seen as mutu- ally exclusive and have become the rallying points for various groups. CBT looks at many factors, all of which are relevant as contributions to the development of problems, the maintenance of problems, and the resolu- tion of problems.