Ebook: 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.;This groundbreaking book explains the "whats" and "how-tos" of metacognitive therapy (MCT), an innovative form of cognitive-behavioral therapy with a growing empirical evidence base. MCT developer Adrian Wells shows that much psychological distress results from how a person responds to negative thoughts and beliefs-for example, by ruminating or worrying-rather than the content of those thoughts. He presents practical techniques and specific protocols for addressing metacognitive processes to effectively treat generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress dis.