Cognitive Therapy is based on the premise that what we think affects our emotions, what we choose to do or avoid, and our physiological reactions. (See Diagram A.) In fact, most situations remain neutral until we assign meaning based on how we interpret the situation. DIAGRAM A.
APEP: Egyptian name, possibly connected to the root pp, meaning to slither.. In mythology, Apep is the personification of evil, seen as a giant snake, serpent or dragon. Known as the Serpent of the Nile or Evil Lizard, he was an enemy of the sun god.
Dragon. A dragon may evoke fiery breath and taloned wings, but the origin of the word dragon conjures up a different feature: eyes. Dragon ultimately comes from the ancient Greek Î´ÏÎ¬ÎºÏÎ½ (drakon), naming a âdragonâ and, more generally, a â serpent â. This word, in turn, derives from a verb, Î´Î­ÏÎºÎµÏÎ¸Î±Î¹, âto see clearlyâ. As etymologist Walter Skeat glosses it, Î´ÏÎ¬ÎºÏÎ½ literally means âsharp-sightedâ.