Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theory Paper

PART ONE

Many people assume that since Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been around for a long time it was developed on its own as a new theory. Yet that is not correct as the foundation of CBT has been formulated from other psychoanalytical approaches and their concepts. The term “Behavioral” in its name comes from the theoretical concept of Behaviorism which was developed by John B. Watson and I.P. Pavlov's research. It is also founded upon the theory called Cognitive Therapy was first developed by Aaron T. Beck who worked as a psychiatrist. REBT is another form of psychotherapy that CBT derived certain techniques from. Albert Ellis, a psychotherapist, developed the theory called Rational-Emotional Therapy (RET) now known as REBT. Ellis discovered the first patterns of distorted thinking in his patients which Beck elaborated on in his research with depressed patients. Ellis and Harper (1961) state that cognition plays a vital role in the issues found in marriage (as cited in Dattilio, 2014, p.1). Dattilio discusses how Ellis and his colleagues discovered the automatic thoughts couples had about their relationships. According to Dattilio (2014), he states that Ellis and his colleagues “proposed that relationship

dysfunction occurs when individuals (1) hold irrational of unrealistic beliefs about their partners and the relationship and (2) make negative evaluations when the partner relationship do not live up to unrealistic expectations" (p. 1-2).

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