Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 About The Author
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Contents
 Chapter 1 --
Theory and Nature of Metacognitive Therapy
 The Nature of Metacognition
 Two Ways of Experiencing: Modes
 The Metacognitive Model of Psychological Disorder
 The CAS
 Consequences of the CAS
 Positive and Negative Metacognitive Beliefs
 Summary of the Metacognitive Model
 A Reformulated A-B-C Model
 A Note on Process- versus Content-Focused Therapies
 Conclusion
 Chapter 2 --
Assessment
 Operationalizing the A-M-C Model
 Behavioral Assessment Tests in Anxiety
 Questionnaire Measures
 Rating Scales. A Seven-Step Assessment PlanConclusion
 Chapter 3 --
Foundation Metacognitive Therapy Skills
 Identifying and Shifting Levels
 Detecting the CAS
 Using a Metacognitive-Focused Socratic Dialogue
 Metacognitively Focused Verbal Reattribution
 Metacognitively Delivered Exposure
 Conclusion
 Chapter 4 --
Attention Training Techniques
 Overview of the ATT
 Rationale for the ATT
 Credibility Check
 Self-Attention Rating
 Basic Instructions for the ATT
 Patient Feedback
 Homework
 Troubleshooting
 Outline of the First ATT Session
 Case Example
 Situational Attentional Refocusing
 Conclusion. Chapter 5 --
Detached Mindfulness TechniquesAims of DM
 Elements of DM
 An Information-Processing Model of DM
 DM and Other Forms of Mindfulness
 Ten Techniques
 Reinforcing DM Using Socratic Dialogue
 Homework
 Application of DM in MCT
 Conclusion
 Chapter 6 --
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
 The Ubiquity of Worry
 Is Worry Controllable?
 The Metacognitive Model of GAD
 The Model in Action
 Structure of Treatment
 Case Conceptualization
 Socialization
 Bridging from Socialization to Metacognitive Modification
 Questioning Uncontrollability Beliefs
 Detached Mindfulness and Worry Postponement. Challenging Uncontrollability BeliefsChallenging Danger Metacognitions
 Behavioral Experiments
 Challenging Positive Metacognitive Beliefs
 New Plans for Processing
 Relapse Prevention
 GAD Treatment Plan
 Chapter 7 --
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
 CAS in PTSD
 Metacognitive Beliefs
 The Metacognitive Model of PTSD
 The Model in Action
 Structure of Treatment
 Case Conceptualization
 Socialization
 Presenting the Treatment Rationale
 Detached Mindfulness and Rumination/Worry Postponement
 Application of DM and Rumination/Worry Postponement
 Generalization Training. Eliminating Other Maladaptive Copying StrategiesAttention Modification
 Residual Avoidance
 New Plans for Processing
 Relapse Prevention
 PTSD Treatment Plan
 Chapter 8 --
Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder
 Overview of MCT: Object Level versus Meta Level
 Two Types of Metacognitive Change
 The CAS in OCD
 Metacognitive Beliefs
 Stop Signals
 The Metacognitive Model of OCD
 The Model in Action
 Structure of Treatment
 Case Conceptualization
 Socialization
 Presenting the Treatment Rationale
 Engagement: Normalizing and Destigmatizing
 Detached Mindfulness
 Increasing Compliance with ERP and ERC.