Overview study of Compassion-Focused Therapy(CFT)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to overview of Compassion Focused Therapy and the characteristics of the program, to suggest the application plan and research direction of domestic cognitive behavioral therapy, and to provide a theoretical basis that can be applied to clients with various psychological problems. and to provide practical assistance in counseling. To this end, this study reviewed previous studies based on the theory of compassion-centered therapy, and reviewed the core concepts of the theory and the characteristics of the program. The conclusion is as follows. First, Compassion Focused Therapy can be applied to people who have high levels of shame and self-blame, who tend to have chronic psychological problems, and who have difficulty or fear of self-gentleness and self-acceptance. Second, Compassion Focused Therapy targets self-criticism and shame, and seeks to enhance a sense of belonging, especially the ability to experience self-generating and self-centered belonging. Third, the Compassion-centered treatment program utilizes the emotional control system to expand and maintain the compassionate mind within oneself. Fourth, compassion-centered therapy can help to increase personal psychological well-being by extending self-compassion and meaning of life to clients with self-criticism in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy and reducing negative emotions. This study is significant in that it contributed to the development of clinical application and counseling research in domestic cognitive behavioral therapy by reviewing compassion-centered therapy and identifying research trends.