Socratic dialogue and thought records
Episode 5 of the series on CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy): how it works with thoughts, using questions instead of argument and a worksheet instead of persuasion, and what science honestly knows about it. Why it matters to you: you'll learn to tell testing a thought from positive self-talk, see how a thought record works and what to expect from it, and know the signs that a therapist is working in the spirit of the method. Read a topic's cards, then answer the questions at its end; the label on each card shows how solid the claim is. This is education, not therapy or diagnosis; all examples are composites.
How to go through an episodeVideo, cards, notes, test the next day, review in a week
- Video or slidesWatch the episode or flip through the slides. Soon on YouTube @seitopsy
- CardsGo through the cards chapter by chapter: recall, flip, answer. You are here
- NotesRead “In short” and “Key takeaways”. The rest is a reference: come back to a chapter when you need it. Open the notes
- Final test: the next dayQuestions on every chapter, on the course page. A day later it shows what has really stuck.
- Review in a week10 questions. A reminder appears on the course page and in Learn.