Explore the process and tools of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a professor of clinical medicine and discover how CBT techniques can help you deal with negative emotions every day.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Daily Life
Explore the process and tools of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a professor of clinical medicine and discover how CBT techniques can help you deal with negative emotions every day.
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Brunoez from
Thank you TGC and Dr. Satterfield
The original business model adopted by The Teaching Company was to produce high quality academic courses, with the focus being on academic rigor. Now, as The Great Courses, this model has been expanded to also offer courses which are designed to enhance our lives.
Within this second category of courses, CBT for Daily Life holds a very high position in my personal library, both in terms of intellectual depth along with real life usefulness. Compared to Dr. Satterfield's other courses on CBT, "CBT Techniques" and "Emotional Intelligence", this is the best organized and most useful of the three by far to me. Two other courses among the TGC offerings that I have found to be the most helpful are "Overcome Your Overthinking" by Heidi Sormaz and "Effective Communication Skills" by Dalton Kehoe. Thank you to Dr. Satterfield and TGC for making this information available.
Date published: 2023-06-30
Rated 4 out of
5
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kim kemal from
Covered all the bases
One of the aspects of CBT that many people enjoy is seeing a client going through the process... cinema verite, as it were. I, in contrast, HATE it. I fast forwarded over every interview segment and it's a lot. I don't care about any example that is completely different from my problems. What do I learn? In my case, nada.
I love the lecture, nicely clear and organized, good preso manner. I have a degree in this subject (retired therapist), but wanted a refresh to help me do a better job of working on myself. Didn't do for my needs but probably will for you! You might rate it 5 if you don't hate the examples as much as I did.
Date published: 2023-06-16
Rated 3 out of
5
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EngineerinVA from
Interesting, but What Do I Do with It?
This is the second offering by The Great Courses (TGC) on the subject of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It complements Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain. Although these two courses are designed to be independent and taken in either order, in my opinion, it is better to take this course second. This course focuses more on techniques while the other course is more foundational.
CBT postulates three interactive traits of humans: emotions (i.e., what we feel), cognition (i.e., what we think), and behavior (i.e., what we do). CBT then asserts that by managing what we think (cognition) and what we do (behavior), we can affect what we feel (e.g., depression or anger). This course illustrates techniques on how we can do this; Dr. Satterfield creates what he calls a “toolbox.”
Dr. Satterfield speaks in a slow, measured, calm voice. He is always gentle but in control. Perhaps this is good for a clinical practitioner but it did not convey to me excitement (or much interest) in the topic. I felt his delivery was a bit flat.
I’m not sure how to react to this course. On the one hand, CBT is empirically verified and it addresses some topics that are important to us such as depression, anxiety, addictions, childhood trauma, grief, chronic pain, insomnia, and death. We all need help with these things. On the other hand, this course does not equip us to help others and, if we need help ourselves, it does not equip us to help ourselves without professional help. Perhaps it helps us understand what the professional is doing or perhaps to help us find an effective professional. So how can I use this course? I don’t know.
The course guide is average by TGC standards. It is written in outline format, which is not as accessible as paragraph format. It averages about 8 pages per lecture, which is typical by TGC standards. There are occasional useful graphics interspersed in the lectures. There are some useful appendices including a multiple-choice quiz to review the course material and a bibliography (although there are no notes describing how each reference may be useful)
I used the video streaming version. Since much of the course is based on cases of three clients, it is valuable to observe these clients and not just to hear them. Even so, it is possible to listen to this course in audio-only mode (for example, while jogging or commuting) with only slight degradation of content.
The course was published in 2020.
Date published: 2023-05-31
Rated 5 out of
5
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Felicity from
Excellent therapy style
Totally different from counselling which gives direction and would personally suit me better, CBT is considerably slower because it helps a person develop skills themselves. It takes patience to watch this process step by step but it obviously works with the clients.
Date published: 2022-12-31
Rated 5 out of
5
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mhaynessr from
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Daily Life
I work with incarcerated veterans and this was their unanimous choice for a program,
in 2 prisons.
They'll be starting after the first of the year, further review to follow.
Date published: 2022-12-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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Raquel from
Great course
I have been taking the course for te past week (on class 15) and have learned so much. Wonderful structure, easy to follow and lots of tools to use in everyday llife.
Date published: 2022-12-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Erash from
Cognitive behavioral therapy for daily life
I am 3/4 finished listening and think the content is great, user friendly, and broken down into manageable and logical sessions. The case studies reinforce the content. The instructor is fabulous. He is both professional and human—friendly, empathetic, realistic. I like the way he normalizes problems—-everyone does this to some extent.
Date published: 2022-12-22
Rated 5 out of
5
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DebbieT from
Wonderful course!
This course is life-changing. It’s my first introduction to CBT, and it is both practical and inspiring. I love the tools offered; I love the patients’ case studies; I love the quiet enthusiasm of Dr. Satterfield. What a fantastic teacher! I highly recommend this.
Date published: 2022-12-17
Overview
About
Professor Jason M. Satterfield is Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of Behavioral Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He earned his B.S. in Brain Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently directs the UCSF Behavioral Medicine Unit, which integrates mental and behavioral health services into adult primary care. Professor Satterfield’s book, A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to the Beginning of the End of Life: Minding the Body, was recognized as a Self-Help Book of Merit by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He served on the Behavioral and Social Science Subcommittee that revised the Medical College Admission Test-work that was recently featured in the New England Journal of Medicine and The New York Times. Professor Satterfield is also part of a core interdisciplinary team that is writing a medical textbook based on the biopsychosocial model. He has been nominated for multiple teaching awards at UCSF, and he is often competitively selected to teach at national conferences for a wide variety of health professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists.
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01: A CBT Toolbox: Toward Wise Living
Learn why cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is such a powerful and effective therapy to help you move toward Wise Mind—that state where your emotions and cognition are working together, each from its own strength, to support you in your best possible life. You’ll meet Amanda, David, and Miriam and watch their initial CBT sessions.
31 min
02: Laying a Foundation: Assessments and Goals
A full self-assessment is a foundational CBT skill, giving you a good sense of your strengths and areas for improvement. And as you move forward in your therapy, self-assessment will show you whether or not you’ve been progressing toward your goals. Learn how to access the NIH’s free PROMIS system to collect the data you’ll need for your self-assessment and case formulation.
31 min
03: Behavioral Activation: Potent Mood Boosters
While you already know your emotions can affect your behaviors, the reverse is also true. For example, have you ever noticed that you seem to be in a better mood after exercise or watching a funny movie? Explore the umbrella concept of behavioral activation and learn the important ABCs of behavior—antecedents, behavior, and consequences—to make them work for you.
30 min
04: Advanced Behavioral Techniques
Learn about the numerous techniques for somatic quieting, including some that Dr. Satterfield has begun to use for himself. Watch as he suggests various behavioral activations for both Amanda and David. Although their issues and needs are very different, you’ll see that behavioral activation is an important CBT tool for both.
32 min
05: Capturing Thoughts and Making Connections
As you investigate your two distinct systems of cognition, you will immediately recognize the roles they have both played in your life. Explore how your personal habits of mind and habits of selective attention have affected your own behavior and emotions. Watch as Dr. Satterfield works with Miriam and David on important cognitive exercises.
30 min
06: Cognitive Restructuring and Thought Records
The CBT thought record is the workhorse of the therapy, the tool that will lead to cognitive restructuring. Learn how to create your own thought record, identifying your triggers, emotions, and automatic thoughts. Watching David as he works through the first part of his own thought record will help you develop your own and better understand the power of the tool.
30 min
07: Worry, Rumination, and Sticky Thoughts
Have you ever found yourself worrying so much that you wished you could just turn your brain off? You’re not alone—it’s normal to worry from time to time. But when worrying becomes unproductive and continual, CBT tools can help you regain control. Learn several techniques—from distracting yourself to scheduling official worry time—that can help you redirect your thoughts and avoid rumination.
31 min
08: Digging Deeper: Rules and Core Beliefs
To benefit from CBT, it’s not enough to look only at your automatic thoughts. Use a new worksheet to identify your deepest beliefs and schemas, as well as your signature strengths. Functioning as an advanced thought record, your detailed core beliefs worksheet will help you understand what drives your automatic thoughts about yourself.
30 min
09: Toolbox in Action: Stress and Assertiveness
In this lecture, you will continue exploring blended techniques, using both cognitive and behavioral strategies to practice assertiveness and stress management. The basics are already in your toolbox, but you’ll learn to create the new tools of cognitive rehearsal, microaffirmations, and savoring by combining the basic skills in new ways.
32 min
10: Understanding and Managing Emotions
You have experienced emotions every day of your life, and they influence everything you think and do. And yet, they are not always easy to identify and understand, and certainly not easy to control. Discover how to identify your primary emotions, their triggers, associated cognitions, and linked behaviors. Watch David as he learns about the modal model of emotions and emotion regulation skills.
31 min
11: Key Steps to Solving Problems
Learn about problem-solving therapy and how it can help manage the negative effects of stressful events. As you develop the skills to identify the stressors that trigger your sadness and anger, you’ll be able to better manage negative emotions. You will become more confident about your ability to cope with difficult problems—and even more accepting of problems that might not have a solution at all.
30 min
12: Grief, Sadness, and Depression
Grief and loss unite us all; if you haven’t experienced a loss yet, you will before long. Learn about the relationships between sadness, grief, and depression, and how CBT can help at all points along the depressive continuum. Watch Miriam as she begins to cope with the grief of having recently lost her mother. How can you determine whether or not she’s clinically depressed?
31 min
13: Panic Attacks and Anxiety
Anxiety, one of the most common negative emotions, is something we’ve all experienced at one time or another. Look closely at the differences between anxiety, anxiety disorder, and panic attacks. Explore the treatment of exposure therapy and its success rates—the one aspect of CBT you should seek professional help to implement.
33 min
14: Addiction and Pain Medications
Learn how CBT can play a significant role in the treatment of substance abuse disorders—particularly when combined with medication assisted treatment—by addressing the underlying social disconnection that can lead to drug use. Watch Scott work with the issues of an opioid addiction that began with a legitimate need for pain relief from a physical problem.
33 min
15: Embracing Imperfection
The costs of being a perfectionist are high: anger, irritability, impatience, stress, rigidity—the gut-churning desperation to avoid failure and disapproval. Determine which CBT cognitive and behavioral techniques can be helpful in treatment, and watch Amanda as she addresses her own perfectionism. Discover the powerful Dutch concept of niksen and consider how it might fit into your own life.
29 min
16: Beating Procrastination
Explore the cognitions, behaviors, and emotions that come into play with procrastination. Learn to use your CBT thought record, core beliefs worksheet, and problem-solving therapy to identify ways in which you can reframe the task at hand. Watch how Amanda addresses her procrastination by employing the “four squares” technique developed by US President Dwight Eisenhower.
28 min
17: Soothing Rejection, Promoting Connection
We are wired to be overly sensitive to rejection, and while that might have been adaptive in our evolutionary past, it is not helpful now. Watch how Stephen responds to perceived rejection. Learn about the nature of rejection itself and which CBT skills can help Stephen, Amanda, and others address those habits of mind that can work against us.
30 min
18: Early Childhood Trauma and Neglect
Learn about the ACEs study—Adverse Childhood Experiences—and why it has been so impactful in the medical and mental-health communities. You can identify your own ACEs number and associated risks. But more importantly, explore the many ways in which CBT can help you rewrite your own story and lower that risk as you watch Miriam address her own past trauma.
27 min
19: Managing Chronic Disease
Using the tools in your CBT toolbox, explore how chronic disease can affect self-image and a sense of hope, and how it also challenges notions held about mortality and vulnerability. While CBT cannot cure the physical illness, it can be used to ameliorate many of the habits of mind that affect daily life. Watch Miriam as she addresses the impacts of several chronic illnesses.
32 min
20: Coping with Chronic Pain
Learn which CBT tools can be used to manage the psychological suffering that usually accompanies chronic pain, something that affects 15% to 20% of Americans each year. While CBT is not meant as a substitute for other types of pain intervention, it can add to the treatment protocol as it targets emotion regulation and improved social and occupational functioning.
29 min
21: How to End Insomnia and Finally Sleep
Lack of sleep is one of the most common medical complaints seen in primary care clinics today. Explore the impressive efficacy of CBT-I (“I” for insomnia) and watch Christian as he addresses his seven-year battle with insomnia using CBT-I techniques. Learn about sleep hygiene, sleep efficiency, how to keep a sleep log, and how you might apply these aspects of CBT-I to your own life.
31 min
22: CBT for the Beginning of the End of Life
How can we use CBT to improve the quality of the last years of life, when death becomes either imminent or certain within the next few years? Explore the many CBT tools that can be used to work with end-of-life issues. Watch David as he addresses these issues with a very specific configuration of CBT tools in a 12-session format.
33 min
23: Expanding CBT with Technology
Technology can be a boon for CBT, expanding its accessibility to those who aren’t able to work with a therapist in person and those who prefer technological assistance to the standby pen and paper. Explore the exciting possibilities of expanding CBT accessibility through chatbots, mobile apps, websites, video games, virtual reality, and the even newer technologies on the horizon.
31 min
24: Reclaiming and Rewriting Our Stories
What stories do you tell about yourself? Your loved ones? Explore how CBT and the search for cognitive balance can inform and reshape our stories in constructive ways. Explore the practice of writing your own character sketch and the “library exercise” in which you curate your own library of stories. What would you like to change now that you have the CBT tools to do just that?
30 min
