Laying Out the Basics
Part I. Why Do People Suffer?
Oh, Behave!: The Behavioral System and How It Can Go Wrong
Stinkin' Thinkin': The Cognitive System and How It Can Go Wrong
I Got a Bad Feeling about This: The Emotional System and How It Can Go Wrong
Creating Meaty Conceptualizations
Part II. How Do We Help?
A. How We Engage the Client
Therapy Assessment and Case Formulation
CBT Finesse
B. Behavior-Level Interventions
Adjusting the Triggers: Situation Selection and Stimulus Control
Contingency Management in Therapy
Direct Behavioral Prescriptions and Graded Task Assignment
Exposure
Behavioral Skill Training
C. Cognitive-Level Interventions
What's the Client Thinking?
Restructuring Thoughts
Leave Them Thoughts Alone
Going Deeper with Core Beliefs
Addressing Information-Processing Biases
D. Emotion-Level Interventions
Modulating Emotion
Distress Tolerance
Part III. Putting It All Together
William's CBT
Anna's CBT
Elizabeth's CBT.