Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Jonathan Haidt discusses the origin story of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and how it can help those with depression. CBT teaches individuals to catch and challenge their distorted thoughts, such as mind reading and catastrophizing, which can break them out of an infinite loop and lead to increased happiness.In this clip
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