Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy

Part of the Distinctive Features Series, this book explores the principles of TBCT and provides a guide to the distinctive characteristics of TBCT.

Irismar Reis de Oliveira, MD, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. He is the creator of trial-based cognitive therapy and has trained therapists in Brazil and other countries in this model. Dr. de Oliveira also maintains a private practice and has published numerous articles and books. He is the editor of Standard and Innovative Strategies in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, co-editor of Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology: A Handbook for Clinicians, and the author of Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy: A Manual for Clinicians.

Introduction List of abbreviations List of figures and tables Part 1 THE DISTINTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF TBCT 1. Historical development and underpinnings of Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy (TBCT) 2. Core beliefs about the self conceptualized as self-accusations: contribution from the literature to Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy (TBCT) 3. Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy (TBCT): A 3-level, 3-phase case conceptualization approach 4. Assessing cognitions: the cognitive distortions questionnaire (CD-Quest) 5. The modulatory role of underlying assumptions (UAs) 6. Separating discomfort from distress: the color-coded symptom hierarchy (CCSH) 7. Resolving ambivalence 8. A focus on experiential techniques for restructuring cognitions 9. Core beliefs about the self conceptualized as self-accusations 10. Distinguishing the inner characters: taking distance 11. The "preparation for the appeal" metaphor: building new positive and functional core beliefs 12. Metacognitive awareness 13. TBCT and social anxiety disorder 14. TBCT and posttraumatic stress disorder 15. TBCT as a preventative approach for adolescents in schools Part 2 THE DISTINTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF TBCT 16. Explaining the cognitive model. Case formulation: level 1 17. Assessing dysfunctional cognitions 18. Introducing the CD-Quest 19. Using the intrapersonal thought record (Intra-TR) 20. Using the interpersonal thought record (Inter-TR) 21. Using the trial-based participation assessment (TBPA) to resolve guilt 22 Case conceptualization diagram, level 2 23. Using the color-coded symptom hierarchy (CCSH): discomfort vs. distress 24. Resolving ambivalence and making decisions: the consensual role-play (CRP) 25. Case formulation: level 3 26. Using Trial I to restructure dysfunctional CBs 27. Using Trial I to change multiple core beliefs 28. Using Trial I in group settings 29. Using Trial II to promote metacognitive awareness 30. Relaxation and the sailboat metaphor