Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a widespread treatment for patients who experience depression, anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, stress related symptoms, as well as other problems. The therapy is two-fold. First, behavior therapy examines how a patient reacts to a difficult situation. According to Dr. John Winston Bush (2003) of the New York Institute Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, behavior therapy "helps weaken the connections between a troublesome situation and (the patients) habitual reaction." Furthermore, he contends that this method teaches patients how to calm their mind and body to make better decisions. Second, cognitive therapy "teaches (patients) how certain thinking patterns (cause) symptoms" (Bush 2003). Thus, employing both of these strategies is effective in patient recovery.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy is not new to the psychology field. Bush's (2003) research establishes Siddhartha Gautama (c...