TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Beliefs, values, and action: The judgment model of cognitive distortions in sexual offenders
JO  - Aggression and violent behavior
A1  - Ward, Tony
A1  - Gannon, Theresa A.
A1  - Keown, Kirsten
SP  - 323
EP  - 340
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - In this paper, we present the Judgment Model of Cognitive Distortions (JMCD), a new model of cognitive distortions that spans multiple levels of analysis and contains different types of judgments. This model proposes that cognitive distortions tend to cluster together in what we have termed Thematic Networks (TN): judgments about beliefs, values, and actions. We argue that the three sets of judgments cover all types of cognitive distortions apparent in sexual offenders including those revolving around content (i.e., asserting characteristics to people, the offender, the world) and cognitive operations (i.e., denial, minimization, rationalizations). Following a description of the JMCD, we demonstrate how it can account for the cognitive schemata identified in sexual offenders by researchers and clinicians. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the clinical and research implications of the JMCD. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2006. Copyright © 2006 by Elsevier Science)  Cognitive Processing Cognitive Deficiency Sexual Assault Offender Offender Perceptions Adult Perceptions Adult Offender Adult Violence 11-06<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1789
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -