Applying Robert Beck's Homework Assignment Theory

• First Beck encouraged the client to question their evidence to support their assumptions. An example would be “I don’t think I will be accepted into the Army because I see myself as a failure, but the evidence says my ASVAB scores are over 100 which is average to above average).
• Next Beck asked the client to view their assumption in through a different lens (possibly state instead of “I’m a failure” recite, “I have failed at times in the past, however, everyone else has failed at times as well.”)
• Finally, Beck asked what would the worst-case scenario or example of the “what if?” (What if I am not accepted? I could go to college instead or get a job and then take the test again in a month or two).
Obviously core beliefs will not

These assignments can strengthen the restructuring processes of therapy and involve behavioral experiments to supplement positive challenges to depressogenic cognitions. This encourages and empowers clients to experiment to see for themselves who really thinks that they are “worthless and unwanted.” The homework experiment challenges their thoughts to really find go out in the world to find out if they ask someone on a date will they be rejected. Even if the person refused, the client will realize that they would probably be disappointed but are able to move

The literature noted in Beck et. al, 1979, did not reveal any listings for culture, ethnicity, or race. From the interpersonal context, CT has always encouraged the one-on-one approach so therapist can comprehend the client’s issues from the client’s point-of-view. The “unspoken and possibly naive assumption was that psychopathology and psychotherapy are based on universal principles that apply across cultures and that an individualized understanding would be sufficient to encompass individual, familial, and cultural influences” (Pretzer, 2013). Honestly, from a cultural perspective the argument could be made that with CTs framework and cognitions, it might not work well with many different cultural beliefs or customs. In a collectivist society, the emphasis is placed on harmony of the tribe or community. Individuals should avoid conflict at all cost and be respectful. The verbiage of CT challenges that belief with the use of language such as “dispute” or “challenge” prior