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In the 24 compelling episodes of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Daily Life, Professor Jason Satterfield will help you build your cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) toolbox. In learning to use these tools appropriately, you will build a life that is both more powerful and more peaceful than you had ever imagined.

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Episodes

1. A CBT Toolbox: Toward Wise Living

31m

Learn why cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is such a powerful and effective therapy to help you move toward Wise Mind: that state where your emotions and cognition are working together, each from its own strength, to support you in your best possible life. You'll meet Amanda, David, and Miriam and watch their initial CBT sessions.

2. Laying a Foundation: Assessments and Goals

31m

A full self-assessment is a foundational CBT skill, giving you a good sense of your strengths and areas for improvement. And as you move forward in your therapy, self-assessment will show you whether or not you've been progressing toward your goals. Learn how to access the NIH's free PROMIS system to collect the data you'll need for your self-assessment and case formulation.

3. Behavioral Activation: Potent Mood Boosters

30m

While you already know your emotions can affect your behaviors, the reverse is also true. For example, have you ever noticed that you seem to be in a better mood after exercise or watching a funny movie? Explore the umbrella concept of behavioral activation and learn the important ABCs of behavior (antecedents, behavior, and consequences) to make them work for you.

4. Advanced Behavioral Techniques

32m

Learn about the numerous techniques for somatic quieting, including some that Dr. Satterfield has begun to use for himself. Watch as he suggests various behavioral activations for both Amanda and David. Although their issues and needs are very different, you'll see that behavioral activation is an important CBT tool for both.

5. Capturing Thoughts and Making Connections

30m

As you investigate your two distinct systems of cognition, you will immediately recognize the roles they have both played in your life. Explore how your personal habits of mind and habits of selective attention have affected your own behavior and emotions. Watch as Dr. Satterfield works with Miriam and David on important cognitive exercises.

6. Cognitive Restructuring and Thought Records

30m

The CBT thought record is the workhorse of the therapy, the tool that will lead to cognitive restructuring. Learn how to create your own thought record, identifying your triggers, emotions, and automatic thoughts. Watching David as he works through the first part of his own thought record will help you develop your own and better understand the power of the tool.

7. Worry, Rumination, and Sticky Thoughts

31m

Have you ever found yourself worrying so much that you wished you could just turn your brain off? You're not alone; it's normal to worry from time to time. But when worrying becomes unproductive and continual, CBT tools can help you regain control. Learn several techniques, from distracting yourself to scheduling official worry time, that can help you redirect your thoughts and avoid rumination.

8. Digging Deeper: Rules and Core Beliefs

30m

To benefit from CBT, it's not enough to look only at your automatic thoughts. Use a new worksheet to identify your deepest beliefs and schemas, as well as your signature strengths. Functioning as an advanced thought record, your detailed core beliefs worksheet will help you understand what drives your automatic thoughts about yourself.

9. Toolbox in Action: Stress and Assertiveness

32m

In this episode, continue exploring blended techniques, using both cognitive and behavioral strategies to practice assertiveness and stress management. The basics are already in your toolbox, but you'll learn to create the new tools of cognitive rehearsal, microaffirmations, and savoring by combining the basic skills in new ways.

10. Understanding and Managing Emotions

31m

You have experienced emotions every day of your life, and they influence everything you think and do. And yet, they are not always easy to identify and understand, and certainly not easy to control. Discover how to identify your primary emotions, their triggers, associated cognitions, and linked behaviors. Watch David as he learns about the modal model of emotions and emotion regulation skills.

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SeriesCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Daily Life

Closed CaptionsEnglish

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The Great CoursesDirector

The Great CoursesProducer

Jason M. SatterfieldActor

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