The Cognitive-Behavioral Frame of Reference looks at five different parts of life (thoughts, behaviors, emotion/mood, physiological responses, and environment) and how these are connected to each other. Each of these are affected by one another, where if one changes, another is also likely to change. Another important aspect of this FoR is the different levels of cognition (automatic thoughts, core beliefs, etc.). This would be an ideal FoR to pair with the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) in practice.
The Cognitive-Behavioral FoR can be used from children to elderly adults, and with many different disabilities. It also seems that it could be used in a variety of settings. Being able to handle anxiety, fears, chronic fatigue, etc. would be considered functional for this FoR. When using this FoR, an occupational therapist may assess a client's cognition and how well their brain works. Some important key words of this FoR include: core schema, which is absolute beliefs that people have of themselves and are mostly unchangeable; beliefs, or things we hold to be true; and automatic thoughts, which come up uncontrollably and quickly. I find this to be a very interesting frame of reference that I may use in my future practice.
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