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.
early 13c., from Old French dragon, from Latin draconem (nominative draco) huge serpent, dragon, from Greek drakon (genitive drakontos) serpent, giant seafish, apparently from drak-, strong aorist stem of derkesthai to see clearly, from PIE *derk- to see..