How does cognitive therapy differ from behavior therapy?

Answer 1

Behaviourism only concerns itself with the behaviour that can be observed. It assumes that we learn by associating certain events with certain consequences, and will behave in the way with the most desirable consequences. It also assumes that when events happen together, they become associated and either event will have the same response. It does not note any difference between animal behaviour and human behaviour.

Cognitive psychology assumes that humans have the capacity to process and organise information in their mind. It is concerned less with visible behaviour and more with the thought processes behind it. Cognitive psychology tries to understand concepts such as memory and decision making.

The only real similarities between the two is that they are both attempts to explain human behaviour, and they are both old theories which have been replaced by other, more recent approaches (such as congitive behaviourism- which takes the best of both theories- and social psychology- which looks at how our interactions with others shape our behaviour)

Answer 2

Cognitive therapy focuses on changing thoughts and beliefs that contribute to emotional distress, while behavior therapy focuses on changing behavior patterns through learning principles. Cognitive therapy aims to reframe negative thinking patterns, whereas behavior therapy aims to modify specific behaviors through techniques like reinforcement and exposure therapy. Both approaches can be effective in treating various mental health issues.

Answer 3

The word cognitive refers to thoughts and information processing whereas behaviorism refers to behavior, or, in other words, observable human phenomena.

Answer 4

Behaviour is an action Cognition is a thought

Answer 5

Cognitive learning is a person's learning skills, how they think and solve things. Strict behavioral learning is where a person learns strictly based on conditioning.