Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Case Study

The principle of gestalt therapy is the development of the unifying version of the human being that assimilates feelings, thought, senses, social relationships and spirituality, creating a complete experience where the body can speak and words can be comprehended and felt. The focus of is on becoming aware of the ‘here and now’, as well as physical sensations, emotions and creative modification (Serge, 2007). Cognitive behaviour therapy on the other hand, places a strong prominence on the cognitive mediation of behaviour and the application of erudition principles to convey about change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, based on the concept that learning and thinking play roles in how emotional and behavioural problems develop and how they are
The therapies do not avoid the past but look for views of the past as it relates to the present (Beck & Emery & Greenberg, 1985). Gestalt and cognitive behaviour therapies emphasis self-awareness, and share aspects of imaginings and psychodrama, with Gestalt therapy using the empty chair technique and cognitive behaviour therapy using the rational emotive imagery technique (Corey, 2013). However, numerous important distinctions between the gestalt and cognitive behaviour therapies concerning views on human nature, mental health and
The cognitive behaviour therapies accentuate the importance of educating and informing the client about the methodology and the theories behind it (Beck, 2011), however the gestalt therapy has a more scientific and non-descriptive approach. Cognitive behaviour therapies have become increasingly respected and prevalent in universities and among professionals whereas gestalt therapy is missing in exact recognition in these areas. Due to the more structured method of cognitive behaviour therapies more data is obtainable on the perspective as well as easier adaptability to training representations applied for therapeutic approaches. Gestalt therapists are however, encouraged to develop their own style and creative ways of instigating the gestalt concept (Clarkson, 2004). The query as to whether a specific psychotherapy is more active than another has produced enthusiastic controversy within the field of psychology (Butler, Chapman, Forman & Beck,