Psychology A-Level
CBT
What CBT means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of CBT
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Reference: AQA
The client records automatic thoughts, the therapist disputes them empirically and logically, and homework sets behavioural experiments.
Topics that use CBT
- Clinical Psychology and Mental Health (AQA A-Level)
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Using CBT in the exam
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