Advances in Cognitive—Behavioral Research and Therapy

Preface

A Structural Model of Positive and Negative States of Mind: Asymmetry in the Internal Dialogue

I. Introduction

II. Conceptions of Polarity

III. The Golden Section Hypothesis

IV. States of Mind Model

V. Empirical Evaluation of the Model

VI. Directions for Clinical Research and Practice

VII. Conclusion

References

Rationality Revisited: A Reassessment of the Empirical Support for the Rational - Emotive Model

I. Introduction

II. Assessment of Irrational Beliefs

III. Irrational Beliefs and the Arousal of Distress

IV. Irrational Beliefs and the Process of Therapeutic Change

V. Conclusions: Continued Complaints and Lingering Limitations

References

Changes in Depressive Beliefs: An Analysis of Beck's Cognitive Therapy for Depression

I. Introduction

II. Beck's Cognitive Therapy for Depression

III. Critical Appraisal of Beck's Cognitive Therapy

IV. Rowe's Personal Construct Therapy

V. Conclusions

References

Dysfunctional Attitudes and a Self-Worth Contingency Model of Depression

I. Introduction

II. A Self-Schema Model of Depression

III. The Interactive Nature of Depression Etiology: Dysfunctional Cognitions and Negative Life Events

IV. A Self-Worth Contingency Model of Depression

V. A Closer Look at the Self-Worth Contingency Model

VI. Concluding Comments

References

Hot Cognition and Psychotherapy Process: An Information-Processing/Ecological Approach

I. Introduction

II. The Cognitive-Behavioral Model: Assumptions about Cognition, Emotion, and Behavior

III. The Contributions of Cognitive Psychology

IV. Integrative Theory

V. Emotion and Psychotherapy

VI. Conclusions

References

Causal Attributions in Health and Illness

I. Introduction

II. The Antecedents and Consequences of Causal Attributions

III. Attributions in Health and Illness Behavior

IV. Attributions in Adjustment to Illness

V. Implications for Theory, Research, and Intervention

References

Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Child Abuse

I. Introduction

II. A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Child Maltreatment

III. Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment in Child Abuse

IV. Intervention

V. Summary

References

Index