Socratic Questioning
For Socrates, true knowledge only comes after questioning everything and critically thinking. Learn how Socratic questioning and CBT can benefit your clients.
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Commonly asked questions
Depending on the person's mental health problems, Socratic Questioning can be used to help them into cognitive restructuring and reframe any negative thoughts and beliefs into more positive ones, which will help lead them to a better and more positive state of mind.
Absolutely, both you and your client can use Socratic questioning outside CBT. Your use of Socratic questioning in cognitive behavioural therapy sessions will help clients learn to question their beliefs. You can also remind them to initiate a Socratic conversation with themselves whenever they catch themselves regressing into negative patterns of thought.
Socratic questioning in its purest form is meant to make a person unravel their own thoughts, preconceived notions, and belief systems; as such, if cognitive therapists do not curate their questions, they may end up leading a pessimistic clients or clients with mental disorders (such as major depressive disorder) into a downward spiral. It is important to remember the overarching goal of CBT when employing Socratic questioning in cognitive therapy.
