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We give a much fuller description of the principles and practical applications of CBT in the rest of this book. However, here’s a quick reference list of key characteristics of CBT. CBT

 Emphasises the role of the personal meanings that you give to events in determining your emotional responses.

 Was developed through extensive scientific evaluation.

 Focuses more on how your problems are being maintained rather than on searching for a single root cause of the problem.

 Offers practical advice and tools for overcoming common emotional problems (see Chapters 9, 12 and 13 Numbers may change).

 Holds the view that you can change and develop by thinking things through and by trying out new ideas and strategies (head to Chapter 4).

 Can address material from your past if doing so can help you to understand and change the way you’re thinking and acting now. (Chapter 16 covers this in depth.)

 Shows you that some of the strategies you’re using to cope with your emotional problems are actually maintaining those problems. (Chapter 7 is all about this.)

 Strives to normalise your emotions, physical sensations and thoughts rather than to persuade you that they’re clues to ‘hidden’ problems.

 Recognises that you may develop emotional problems about your emotional problems – for example, feeling ashamed about being depressed. (See Chapter 6 for more on this concept.)

 Highlights learning techniques and maximises self-help so that ultimately you can become your own therapist (head to Chapter 22).