Table 1.
Treatment-relevant classification components based on the cognitive-behavioral model.
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| Questionnaires | Interview | Experimental | ||
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| Triggers | External/situational, physiological/interoceptive, cognitive | √ | √ | √ |
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| Attention | Engagement/disengagement of attention allocation | √ | ||
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| Maladaptive Schemata | Core beliefs about self/future/world and meta-cognitions | √ | √ | √ |
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| Habitual Affective/Cognitive Styles (Trait Cognitions) | Negative self-perception, trait rumination, trait worrying, trait suppression, trait mindfulness | √ | √ | √ |
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| Maladaptive Cognitive Processes (State Cognitions) | Negative self-statements, state rumination, state worrying, state suppression, state mindfulness | √ | √ | √ |
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| Physiological Symptoms | Sympathetic activation, autonomic inflexibility | √ | ||
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| Subjective Experiences | Experience of fear/anxiety, anger, sadness, shame, disgust | √ | ||
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| Behavioral Responses | Avoidance, use of safety signals, withdrawal, disengagement | √ | ||
Note: The Table shows treatment relevant components for classifying mental disorders based on the between-subject complex causal cognitive-behavioral network model. Also depicted are examples how these components are expressed and methods for assessing them.