Cognitive problem-solving strategies are not transmitted magically from parents to children, but they are acquired through experience, observation, and interaction with others. For our purposes, the use of cognitive strategies can be maximized through intentional and planned intervention. Varying styles of information processing have profound effects on how one makes sense of the world and one’s experiences in it, and dysfunctional information processing requires attention and modification.
Correcting faulty information processing (i.e., changing distorted thinking) and/or teaching strategies to overcome a deficiency in information processing (i.e., overcoming deficiencies in thinking) are both valuable steps in the treatment of psychological disorders of youth.
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