City College International Faculty, University of Sheffield In psychotherapy, there are several categories that encompass psychotherapeutic approaches (Corey, 2005). Each category is extremely broad and generally covers 2 or more approaches. So, to divide our attention, this article will focus more on the category of action therapies (Corey, 2005) or known as Cognitive Behavior. As mentioned above, each classification has a broad specialization to cover; therefore, to recognize cognitive behavior as a whole, we should recognize its subcategories; these are cognitive therapy (CT) and rational emotional behavioral therapy (REBT). Although both CT and REBT remain under the same classification and share basic cognitive elements, there are clearly different practices in the nature of therapeutic methods and style of counseling therapy (Corey, 2005). However, the discussion in this article will be limited to the CT approach. Furthermore, the basic theoretical principles, how CT theory fits my personality and how knowledge of the CT approach influences my personal life will be the topic of discussion. In deliberating the CT, there are basic assumptions that must be known. However, before acknowledging the assumptions, there are previous concepts in CT that I feel need to be explored. In their writings, Szymanska and Palmer (2000) affirmed the identification of the 4 human modalities, cognitions, physiology, emotions and behavior (Scott & Dryden, 1996). These 4 modes interact with each other in the ABC format; A stands for event triggering, B stands for event belief, and C is consequences. Consequences can also manifest themselves in different forms of emotional (e.g. anxiety, happiness), behavioral (e.g. asking, laughing) and physiological (e.g. sweating, relaxation) responses. However, these answers do not refer to