"Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence-supported psychosocial treatment for adult ADHD, having first come on the stage as a psychotherapy for depression. A hallmark feature of CBT that emerged from clients with depression is the "cognitive triad," the three common themes in depressive thoughts. These are negative views about the self, the world, and the future. Depressed individuals have overly critical self-views ( I'm no good),"
"In the first study, perfectionism turns out to be far and away the most endorsed cognitive distortion in a sample of adults with ADHD seeking treatment.2 In a subsequent study using the same cognition measure and evaluation process with a different treatment-seeking sample3, perfectionism came in third place, behind emotional reasoning and decision-making ("I follow my gut when making decisions"), and externalization of self-worth ("I need approval from others; I'm lacking"), in descending order."
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence-supported psychosocial treatment for adult ADHD and originated as a psychotherapy for depression. A hallmark feature of CBT is the cognitive triad: negative views about the self, the world, and the future. Adults with ADHD frequently experience a range of unhelpful thinking patterns, including unhelpful positive thoughts and specific distorted cognitions. Two related studies identified three recurrent distorted thinking patterns: perfectionism, emotional reasoning (and emotional decision-making), and externalization of self-worth. Perfectionism ranked highly in treatment-seeking samples and often appears alongside emotional reasoning and comparative thinking. Addressing these unhelpful thoughts functions as a core coping skill within CBT for adult ADHD.
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