Reference no: EM132605464

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 4]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion,

- Read the Assessment Strategies sections in Chapters 5 and 6 of the course textbook.

- Read the required articles The Use of Behavioral Experiments to Modify Delusions and Paranoia: Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations and the Treatment of Mental Hypochondriasis: A Case Report (Combs, Tiegreen, & Nelson, 2007; Weck, 2014).

- Read Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques that Work, CBT and Behavioural Experiments (Links to an external site.), and Giving a Rationale for CBT (Links to an external site.) (Boyce, 2012; Lebon, 2012; Lebon, 2009).

Choose a specific disorder, and then conduct web research to find a person (i.e., living or not, historical, famous, and/or even fictional) who suffers from one of the conditions listed. You will then use this individual as a case study for the specifications that follow for this discussion. Choose from the following list:

- Agoraphobia

- Anorexia or Bulimia

- Generalized Anxiety Disorder

- Depression

- Panic Disorder

- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

- Specific Phobias (e.g., public speaking, heights, animals, etc.)

- Substance Abuse

For your initial post of a minimum of 350 words, assume the role of a cognitive behavioral therapist who is treating the individual you have researched. Your initial post should address and focus on the following items rather than centering the activity on a detailed description of the disorder.

- Briefly describe the disorder.

- Identify the assessment strategy for diagnosing the disorder.

- Describe in detail a cognitive behavioral experiment you might use with this client to address the chosen disorder. Your experiment should include both cognitive and behavioral aspects and be measurable.

- Apply cognitive and behavioral theories to explain and justify your experiment.