A core principle of cognitive behavioral therapy is that
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Symptoms are caused entirely by neurotransmitter imbalances
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Maladaptive thoughts and behaviors mutually reinforce each other and can be jointly retrained
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Reward conditioning alone is sufficient for all disorders
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Childhood traumas must be exhumed unconsciously to relieve symptoms
Explanation
CBT (Beck) targets automatic thoughts and behaviors together, using cognitive restructuring + behavioral experiments. Empirically supported for depression, anxiety, OCD.