Advances in Cognitive—Behavioral Research and Therapy

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Volume

Cognitive Schemata and Cognitive Processes in Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions: Going beyond the Information Given

I. Going beyond the Information Given

II. Cognitive Schemata

III. Cognitive Processes

IV. The Role of Cognitive Schemata and Cognitive Processes in Maladaptive Behavior of Clients and Clinicians

V. Implications of Cognitive Schemata and Cognitive Processes in Cognitive—Behavioral Interventions

References

Self-Schema, Cognitive Bias, and the Processing of Therapeutic Experiences

I. The Significance of Self-Mastery

II. Self-Efficacy Theory

III. Cognitive Psychology and the Processing of Learning Experiences

IV. Clinical Guidelines for Changing Self-Schemata

V. Relevant Issues and Research Implications

VI. Summary

References

Interpersonal Problems and Symptoms: A Cognitive Approach

I. The Nature of Interpersonal Problems: Identifying Common Problems

II. An Inventory of Interpersonal Problems

III. Internal Consistency and Temporal Stability of the Inventory

IV. Application: Behavior in a Group Discussion

V. The Symptom as a Prototype

VI. From Symptom to Interpersonal Problems (via the Prototype)

VII. Further Interpersonal Inferences from Prototypic Features

VIII. Depression: A Broader, More Inclusive Prototype

IX. Summary

References

A Control-Theory Approach to Human Behavior, and Implications for Problems in Self-Management

I. Introduction

II. Theory

III. Empirical Support

IV. Applications of the Model to Specific Problems in Self-Management

V. Additional Theoretical Issues

VI. Closing Comment

References

A Cognitive-Developmental Perspective for Clinical Research and Practice

I. Cognitive Development: Search for the Universal Categories of Thought

II. Central Themes for Clinical Research and Practice

III. Conclusions

References

Children's Talking to Themselves: Its Developmental Significance, Function, and Therapeutic Promise

I. Theoretical Perspectives

II. The Meaning and Function of Private Speech

III. Methodological Considerations

IV. Summary and Conclusions

References

Issues in Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Performance Anxiety

I. Constructs of Anxiety

II. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments of Anxiety

III. Component Analyses of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments

IV. Measures of Cognitive Change

V. Treatment Parameters

VI. Conclusion

References

Index