Impulsivity therapy worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Impulsivity therapy worksheet?
Impulsivity can be defined as an inability to postpone gratification that is common to many mental illnessses such as eating disorders, pathological gambling and suicidal behavaior.
This worksheet is based on the Cognitive Behavioural approach to therapy which helps people identify triggers of their impulsive behaviours and deal with the feelings, thoughts and emotions associated with it.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet uses the ‘Advantage/Disadvantage’ analysis as proposed by Beck, to examine how they are affected by their impulsive actions. It will help them think about the good and bad consequences of their impulsive behaviours, motivate them to continue seeking help for it and lower chances of relapse.
How to use the worksheet?
This worksheet is to be used in the initial sessions to assess clients’ motivation to quit and introduce the need for and importance of adhering to self-monitoring.
With this worksheet, clients will be able to have a look at how their life is affected by impulse control behaviours and how different it could be if they quit. Ask the clients to answer the questions given below.