Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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How do you think therapy is different from talking to a friend? In many ways it's very similar the end goal is for the person to vent out all emotions and negative feelings. However,talking to a friend shouldn’t be a substitution for a therapist. Some friends are not adequately prepared or mature enough to give proper advice to the situation in some cases they may even worsen the situation by not being empathetic enough. Which approach to therapy in the chapter do you think you would prefer and why? The best method is a combination of cognitive behavior therapy along with proper medication. For cases like extreme depression i think medication should be administered and then slowy limit the medication and substitute it with therapy sessions.

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