The Cognitive Perspective In Food Addiction
The Cognitive Perspective
The methods developed by behavioral therapists, although
they are based on learning principles, have important
implications for our understanding of cognitive
processes, that is, private or internal processes such as
imagery and how we think about ourselves and the
world. Therapies like systematic desensitization, exposure,
and modeling affect not only clients' behavior but
also how they think about themselves. Furthermore,
cognitive activity is often a specific step in behavioral
therapy; for example, in systematic desensitization the
client is asked to visualize, think about, or imagine certain
fear-arousing situations.
Cognitive rehearsal in combination with exposure in vivo has been used
successfully with food addicts, phobics and obsessive-compulsives.
Available evidence suggests that this procedure is highly
effective in ultimately reducing anxiety, regardless of
whether the client feels relaxed or anxious during exposure.
Modeling can also have an important cognitive
element. Someone who overcomes intense fears as a result
of a behavioral-therapy program like participant
modeling acquires more self-confidence and may begin
to think about new ways of behaving in situations that
were not covered in the modeling program. The way
people think about things often changes when they acquire
new response capabilities. These cognitive changes
can then lead to important behavioral advances. The
term cognitive behavior therapy refers to clinical
procedures based on principles of learning, such as
extinction and reinforcement, that emphasize cognitive
behavior.
The methods developed by behavioral therapists, although
they are based on learning principles, have important
implications for our understanding of cognitive
processes, that is, private or internal processes such as
imagery and how we think about ourselves and the
world. Therapies like systematic desensitization, exposure,
and modeling affect not only clients' behavior but
also how they think about themselves. Furthermore,
cognitive activity is often a specific step in behavioral
therapy; for example, in systematic desensitization the
client is asked to visualize, think about, or imagine certain
fear-arousing situations.
Cognitive rehearsal in combination with exposure in vivo has been used
successfully with food addicts, phobics and obsessive-compulsives.
Available evidence suggests that this procedure is highly
effective in ultimately reducing anxiety, regardless of
whether the client feels relaxed or anxious during exposure.
Modeling can also have an important cognitive
element. Someone who overcomes intense fears as a result
of a behavioral-therapy program like participant
modeling acquires more self-confidence and may begin
to think about new ways of behaving in situations that
were not covered in the modeling program. The way
people think about things often changes when they acquire
new response capabilities. These cognitive changes
can then lead to important behavioral advances. The
term cognitive behavior therapy refers to clinical
procedures based on principles of learning, such as
extinction and reinforcement, that emphasize cognitive
behavior.
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