CBT Therapy Worksheet Depression
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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 CBT Therapy Worksheet Depression?
Depression is a condition where an individual persistently stays in a state of sadness, despair and low mood. It is accompanied by other symptoms such as an inability to feel pleasure and preference for social isolation among many others. Cognitive Behavioural therapy helps individuals with depression by helping them identify and modify their maladaptive thoughts and negative core beliefs that are negatively affecting their emotions and behaviour.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet will help clients with depression to note down the symptoms they experience when their depression is at their worst. It will help them recall and collectively list down the symptoms that are unique to them which is important information for the therapist to plan treatment goals.
How to use the worksheet?
Instruct the client to think back on their depressive episodes and note down their symptoms according to the four categories as mentioned in the worksheet: physical, behavioural, cognitive and emotional. They can even ask their close family members or others who are aware of their condition to help them with their observations.
