“What are the benefits of using cognitive behavioral therapy versus using behavioral therapy?”
I am a 44 year old male and I think my son needs therapy for the loss of his grandpa. What are the benefits of using cognitive behavioral therapy versus using behavioral therapy?
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Let your therapist decide which to use. May use combination.
I’m sorry for your loss. It must be hard for anyone to lose a loved one. I'm truly sorry. Typically, supportive therapy is best for normal grief. So, I would choose that, but that does not answer your question. I like CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) as it helps identify Cognitive Distortions (“wrong thinking patterns”), whereas Behavioral Therapy, like the name suggests, gets rid of unwanted behavior patterns. So, once again, for frief, just get him supportive grief counseling.
Sorry for your loss again. Hope this helps.
Sorry for your loss again. Hope this helps.
Thank you for your question at FADT. I think you are talking about bereavement and how to help it. The differences between cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral therapy are basically in the depth of changing the behavior and mindset of the individual. Behavioral therapy just changes the behavior (e.g. I practice not to cry about my grandpa). Cognitive behavioral therapy changes the behavior and mindset (e.g. I hurt gradually less of my grandpa's loss because more and more I rationally understand that I can still feel happiness without him, should not feel guilty about it, and that it is ok to miss him forever without feeling deep emotional pain). I hope this helps, thank you! Dr. Dodd, MD.
He has to identify what he is afraid of and has to begin thinking differently.
Behavioral therapy just works on reinforcing certain behaviors so they become more frequent (and not reinforcing unwanted behaviors) CBT really begins by looking at the cognitive mediators that result in certain behaviors and helps educate individuals about the connections and build up more functionally useful cognition's. It is based on Aaron Becks ideas that taught us that there are cognitive mediators that result in behaviors that my result in less optimal outcomes. For instance many people with depression have developed a pattern of "automatic negative thoughts" that then lead to negative feelings, understanding that one can work on identifying the automatic negative thoughts and working on a number of strategies to alleviate and develop more positive cognition's and countering the negative ones which are most often distortions. "The Mind Coach" by Daniel Amen, MD is a book that is written for kids and teens that specifically addresses this-this is only one example.
They see how others see them instead of only their feelings
I would not consider behavioral therapy since grief processing is a cognitive issue primarily. Behavioral activation may be helpful, again depending on the patient. Supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy ought to be considered.
Marilyn Benoit
Marilyn Benoit
I doubt if one is much better than the other. They both provide talk therapy, which I would recommend
Almost similar, more important to get a therapist who can establish a relationship with your son.
This link should help address your question:
https://www.healthline.com/health/behavioral-therapy
https://www.healthline.com/health/behavioral-therapy
