Hyd y gwela i, mae’r term yn codi ym maes CBT, a holl sail y therapi yw bod modd newid ffyrdd o feddwl er mwyn gwella cyflwr meddwl rhywun.  Mae yna bethau sy’n helpu gyda’r broses honno a pethau nad ydynt yn helpu, yn eu mysg ‘unhelpful thoughts’.

Wedi chwilio, fe ddefnyddion ni ‘meddyliau nad ydynt yn helpu’, rywdro.

Mae rhywbeth ar ddatblygiad y term ‘unhelpful thoughts’ yma http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/aptrcpsych/8/5/377.full.pdf

“The traditional language of cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) describes the thoughts summarised above as negative automatic thoughts, which show a range of thinking errors or cognitive distortions. In developing the Five Areas model, the language used was extensively tested by a range of Health care practitioners who used the approach with their patients (Williams & Whitfield, 2001). It was found that the concept of negative automatic thoughts failed to use an easily accessible language and required quite a lot of explaining to patients. It was also reported that the term ‘thinking error’ led to misunderstanding in some patients with depression, who concluded not only that they were depressed, but also that they were thinking wrongly. As a result, the Five Areas model instead uses the term ‘extreme and unhelpful thoughts’. These are thoughts that show one of the unhelpful thinking styles. This can be defined either in terms of the content of thoughts or the way in which information is processed (e.g. focusing on the negative aspects of a situation or an increased likelihood of  perceiving danger in situations that are quite safe). The goal of treatment is therefore to help individuals to become aware of their unhelpful thinking styles and their impact, and to teach them skills for challenging these in order to move towards more balanced and helpful thoughts.”

Claire