CBT DEFENSE MECHANISMS WORKSHEET
On this page, we will provide you with a CBT defense mechanism worksheet, which will help you to make use of CBT when you are using a defense mechanism.
What is a CBT defense mechanism worksheet about?
People use defense mechanisms in anxiety-provoking situations, it is an unconscious mechanism that reduces anxiety created by unacceptable or harmful stimuli. These psychological mechanisms usually protect a person from feelings of anxiety and danger to self-esteem. There are different kinds of defense mechanisms but the most common are projection, displacement, repression and regression.
How will the CBT defense mechanism worksheet help?
This worksheet will help the client to realize what most common defense mechanism he/she has been using in his life, the use such defense mechanism has its own thoughts and beliefs if a person’s beliefs he can repress all of the bad memories because he can not face it or it has no solution then cbt has to be applied to change his erroneous cognition.
Instructions on how to use the CBT defense mechanism worksheet.
Read the situation given below and write down your reaction, then write down what your thoughts and beliefs are about the reaction.
Conclusion
On this page, we provided you with a CBT defense mechanism worksheet, which hopefully helped you to make use of CBT when you are using a defense mechanism.
If you have any questions or comments, please let us know.
