When using the cognitive behaviour therapy, we follow some methods given below. Which of the following are used in this therapy ?
(A) Addressing the childhood traumas of the client
(B) Addressing the biological aspects through relaxation
(C) Addressing the psychological aspects through behaviour therapy
(D) Addressing the social aspects through environmental changes.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C), (D)
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) adopts a bio-psychosocial approach: the client’s distress has its origins in the biological, psychological and social realms, so it addresses all three.
(A) Addressing the childhood traumas of the client Incorrect. Digging into early conflicts belongs to psychodynamic therapy, which looks for the cause in the past. CBT, like behaviour therapy, works on the present problem through relaxation, behavioural and cognitive techniques and changes in the environment.
(B) Addressing the biological aspects through relaxation Correct. The biological aspects are addressed through relaxation procedures.
(C) Addressing the psychological aspects through behaviour therapy Correct. The psychological aspects are addressed through behaviour therapy and cognitive therapy techniques.
(D) Addressing the social aspects through environmental changes. Correct. The social aspects are addressed with environmental manipulations. Together these make CBT a comprehensive technique, easy to use and applicable to many disorders.
NCERT (2025-26): “…CBT adopts a bio-psychosocial approach to the delineation of psychopathology. It combines cognitive therapy with behavioural techniques. The rationale is that the client’s distress has its origins in the biological, psychological, and social realms. Hence, addressing the biological aspects through relaxation procedures, the psychological ones through behaviour therapy and cognitive therapy techniques and the social ones with environmental manipulations makes CBT a comprehensive technique which is easy to use, applicable to a variety of disorders, and has proven efficacy.…” |