Concepts determine emotions: Concepts are a kind of cognition (noun). Through the process of cognition, an idea of ​​a certain thing is formed. Different concepts (understandings) cause different emotional reactions.

Experience determines concepts: Experience is generated by people in the process of social practice and is the reflection of objective things in people's minds. Experience is the beginning of ideas (knowledge).

1. Automatic thoughts emerge automatically, but most of the time individuals are not aware of them.

2. The individual accepts it uncritically and is not the result of careful consideration or rational decision-making.

1. Validity: refers to whether the automatic thinking (or concept) is consistent with the facts. The presence of evidence to the contrary means that automatic thoughts are not entirely valid.

2. Usefulness (Utility): refers to whether the automatic thinking (or concept) helps to implement the expected goal. Sometimes automatic thoughts are effective but do not contribute to goal achievement, so they need to help achieve the goal.

The first step: identification, finding automatic thoughts and emotions;

Second session: Assessing automatic thoughts and emotions;

The third link: evaluation, the work of correcting automatic thinking;

The fourth link: Consolidation and application.

The structure of the intermediate belief has three parts. The first one is called "attitude (is)", which describes the negative emotion towards a certain object. The second part is "Positive Assumptions" and "Negative Assumptions" and the third part is "Rules (Attitudes)"

Compensatory strategies: After forming negative core beliefs, individuals develop a set of psychological strategies to cover up negative core beliefs, through which they maintain a positive self-image.

Effort strategy, avoidance strategy, compliance strategy, vigilance strategy, attribution strategy, abandonment strategy, narcissism strategy

1. Intermediate belief - the compensation strategy is reflected in the intermediate belief, and the two are related to each other.

2. Compensatory strategies to combat negative core beliefs—effort, avoidance, compliance vigilance, attribution, self-abandonment narcissism

Identify intermediate beliefs - evaluate intermediate beliefs - correct intermediate beliefs - consolidate and apply new beliefs

It is gradually formed during the growth process and is strengthened and consolidated during the growth process. It determines how individuals view themselves and others, how they interact with others or the world, and how they treat everything that happens in their lives.

Identify and Present: Identify and present core beliefs

Assessment: Assessing the degree to which core beliefs are believed

Reconstruction: Monitor the operation of core beliefs and consolidate positive core beliefs

Repair: Repair childhood growth through research, which can be done through biographical analysis, dialogue between two selves, etc.