cognitive therapy

noun

: psychotherapy that emphasizes the substitution of desirable patterns of thinking for maladaptive or faulty ones
especially : cognitive behavioral therapy
abbreviation CT
compare behavior therapy

Examples of cognitive therapy in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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“Cognitive therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive%20therapy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

cognitive therapy

noun
: psychotherapy that emphasizes the substitution of desirable patterns of thinking for maladaptive or faulty ones
especially : cognitive behavioral therapy
abbreviation CT
compare behavior therapy
cognitive therapist noun

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