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Homework
Instructions
For this homework, you will write a 3 page paper analyzing the case study presented in the video. You will need to do some research on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for affective and mood disorders.
In your paper, be sure to address each of the following:
Question A. What symptoms of depression, from the DSM 5, is the client reporting?
Question B. When was the onset of the symptoms and what is the duration? Does this meet the criteria of the DSM 5?
Question C. What would be the official diagnosis according to the DSM 5? What does the DSM tell us about the prognosis of someone with this diagnosis.
Question D. How is the therapist building rapport with the client? Discuss both verbal and nonverbal factors.
Question E. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy helps the client identify cognitive distortions in their thinking that contribute to their emotional disturbance. Using the attached list, what cognitive distortions do you identify in this client's thinking?
Question F. CBT is a very effective treatment for depression. Describe the main principles of CBT. Apply these principles to this case and discuss how you as the counselor or therapist, would work with this client.