a form of therapy for depression in which the goal is to diminish symptoms by correcting distorted thinking based on negative self-perceptions and expectations.
British Dictionary definitions for cognitive therapy
cognitive therapy
noun
psychola form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to change the way he sees the world and himself: used particularly to treat depression
Any of a variety of techniques in psychotherapy that utilize guided self-discovery, imaging, self-instruction, and related forms of elicited cognitions as the principal mode of treatment.
