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Examining the results, and going back to step 1.

Carrying out an experiment that will test that hypothesis (more than once if necessary).

Making a prediction about what we think will happen (forming a hypothesis).

We do this the same way in therapy that scientists do in a lab, by: One way of way of testing belief like this to conduct an experiment. Sometimes we have a very clear idea about what we think will happen if we behave a particular way in certain situations. She was reassured by the idea that she was not the same girl who had been abused and found that her anxiety lessened. Alice was interested to discover that the body replaces all of its cells every 7 to 10 years.

She asked her to spend 20 minutes searching for information about how the body repairs and replaces its cells. Her therapist invited her to conduct a discovery experiment using the computer in her office. She often felt ‘dirty’ and believed that she was ‘contaminated’ by what her stepfather had done to her. Discovery experiments can be a helpful way of learning more about a situation, even when we don’t have a clear hypothesis about what the result will be.Īlice had been abused by her stepfather when she was a little girl. Sometimes we have ideas about ourselves, other people, or the world, but we only have a tentative grasp of why we think that way. These may be old beliefs that you have had for a long time, or new beliefs that you don’t feel sure about. All have the same purpose – they all allow us to explore or test the truthfulness of beliefs about ourselves, other people, or the world around us. There are many different kinds of behavioral experiments. It can be extremely liberating to let go of beliefs and assumptions that have been holding us back.īy the end of therapy David’s opinion of himself was completely different: “I can’t believe that I thought that about myself, you know? I can see it now, but I was blinkered before and it was making me miserable”. Many people hold beliefs that are not supported by evidence, and allow these beliefs to dictate how they live their lives. One practice in cognitive behavioral therapy is to examine our beliefs and assumptions, and put them to the test. She finds it hard to feel happy for long – and her default state is to feel anxious. She is so focused on potential failure that she can not celebrate her successes. Emma has blind spots for her achievements and positive qualities. She often puts herself down thinking “it is better to get there first before someone else does”. She is quick to spot her flaws and mistakes, and assumes others do too. As an adult she lives with the belief that she is not good enough, despite being a loving mother and conscientious employee. This can cause pain and suffering.Įmma was often criticized and told off as a child, and her sister was their parent’s favourite. The result is that we do not perceive the world as it really is.

‘squish’ or ‘twist’ information to make it fit.pay less attention to information that contradicts them,.pay more attention to information that fits with them,.One disadvantage is that once our models have formed they are reluctant to change, so they will: The models are a sort of ‘mental short-cut’: one advantage of having them is that they help us to go about our lives without having to think in detail about every single thing that happens to us. Our models are a unique result of our history, experiences, beliefs, and assumptions. We all have ‘models’ in our minds of how the world works.