Cognitive analytical 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 Cognitive analytical therapy worksheet?
CAT stands for Cognitive Analytic Therapy. It is a form of therapy that inculcates multiple other therapies with-in itself and focuses on the way a person thinks, feels and acts, and the events and relationships pattern from childhood or earlier in life. To formulate the particular case, client and therapist collaborate by forming a map of the client’s problem. This map consists of three main parts, traps, dilemmas and snags. These are the unhealthy ways of thinking that prevent the individuals from getting what they want.
How will the worksheet help?
Through this worksheet, the clients will be able to have an overview of their problems. By drawing out on paper the behavior and thinking patterns that seem to keep the problem from emerging. As a result, they can devise healthy ways of doing things.
How to use this worksheet?
To use this worksheet, both the therapist and client can look together at what the client’s case contains. The first figure contains the dilemma, the second is the trap and third is the snag. Fill in the required information in its respective place.