CBT

Definition

Initialism of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Example Sentences

• "A summary of these findings will first be presented, followed by a discussion of issues directly related to the evaluation of self-statement training in CBT."
• "To simplify, CBT is about providing the tools to reappraise circumstances that evoke the anxiety—remember that in this social situation those awful feelings you're having are about what happened back then, not what is happening now."
• "It then told me it was trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, which it said was an “effective way to challenge how you’re thinking about things.” Unlike psychodynamic or psychoanalytic therapies, C.B.T. argues that our emotions and moods are influenced by our patterns of thinking; change those patterns, the theory goes, and you’ll start to feel better."