COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOTHERAPY - WHERE BEHAVIOR WAS, THERE SHALL COGNITION BE

The argument is presented that behavioural psychotherapy has long been infiltrated by cognitive ideas, whether at the level of underlying philosophy, assessment or practice. For example, none of the traditional laws of learning have withstood the test of time, but although modern learning theory has had to become increasingly cognitive, behaviour therapists have yet to integrate these advances into a better understanding of therapeutic techniques and practice. Examples are also presented of a range of cognitive tasks that may provide further insights into the nature of the affective disorders. © 1991, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. All rights reserved.