Assumption and core beliefs

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Nayab Zafar Dehraj - CBT

 Agenda.
(< I don’t know who she is, per chalo kher hai. )

1. other evaluation techniques of NAT

2.Working with assumption and core belief
3. Core Beliefs
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 We will talk
about this first.
Briefly revisit evaluating NATS from last lecture!

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 Did you know?
Did you know that elephants can sense storms?
(I didn’t know, nevermind)

Why are Thought record sheets important and how

can you implement it as major cognitive strategy?
Lets discuss steps/process
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 Modifying NA
Ts
● Video Link
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 Activity: let’s discuss and
google if you want
Group 1: book page # 138.
Discuss the questions and overview of how to evaluate

G2 : Pg # 142
Generating alternative images.
What?Why? How?

G3 Pg # 143 and 144

G4 Pg # 145-146
Covert rituals and responsibility charts
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 CORE BELIEFs
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―Nayab
 Assumption and corebelief work is done in following
situation
Dogs Cats Elephants
Clear trauma from Deeper themes Early attempts to
01 early/previous emerging in clients’ 03 achieve symptom
02
experience relief have definitely
material
not worked

Kangaroos Pandas
When client requests
Pandas are cute. Leave
some longer term
04 05 them alone, MS/Mphil k
therapy focused on early
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experience
 Core beliefs

Negative experience in Childhood would lead to negative views about themselves,

people and world

To identify corebelief, supervision is required for trainee therapists.

● Assumptions are also made in childhood. A rule of living you learn to protect your self
from corebeliefs.
“If I make a mistake, I will be complete failure” , “ I should be able to cope well”

● Spotting CB or assumption throughout the formulation. It evolves the picture of a

person’s difficulties.
● Identify beliefs using the downward arrow technique
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 Downward Arrow technique

● Read pg 150-151

● Whats so bad about that?

● What does that mean about me?
● What would be so difficult about that?
● What does this mean about other people?
● What does this mean about the world?

● It is not always possible to get the right beliefs instantly. It needs gentle
work and exploration. So have patience with client and yourself
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 Identify beliefs using imagery
● pg #153
● It is important that client make sense of images
that they are having for any issue. Image can be
on thought level or deeper level.
● Read all questions
different ones to explore are:
● What is going through your mind in the image ?
● Does the image remind you of something earlier
on in life?
● If so how old were you ? What was happening?
What does it say about you now?
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 Challenging assumption and Core belief.

Test out Therapist can have a

do the
the rule experimenr dialogue
Through behavioural sometimes! What effect has this rule had
If client is afraid on you?
experiment. How does it affect your
Discuss that it is a what will happen if
interactions?
they collapse,
chance of learning-no Adv/disadv of the rule?
therapist can do that Was the rule helpful in past?
failure and client watch from and now
distance. How can you change it to
Not for faint hearted make it more helpful? .
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therapists
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CHANGING CORE BELIEFS

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 Changing Core Beliefs
1.General discussions with
client over time
: about their beliefs
:what traits do you think 3. Identifying New core
bad people have? beliefs
: who is a good/beautiful
person? writing down in support of
new belief.
Give rating.
It might be difficult to
believe it initially.

2.Evidence that Teach them not to discount

positive thought.
supports and does
not support the core
belief
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 Thank you!
Do you have any questions?
Nayabzafarali@gmail.com
Instagram: NodsandKnots
LinkedIn:Nayab Zafar Dehraj

Thank you!
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