TABLE 1.
Components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Program ACTIVE Treatment Workbook
| Chapter | Components |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Psychoeducation |
| What is depression? | |
| Signs and symptoms of depression | |
| What causes depression? | |
| Depression and diabetes | |
| Treatment of depression | |
| Chapter 1 | Getting Started |
| What to expect from treatment | |
| Explaining Take-Home Exercises | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Setting Goals for Therapy | |
| Therapy agreement | |
| Chapter 2 | Understanding CBT |
| Relationships among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors | |
| How does CBT work? | |
| Steps in CBT | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Starting a Thought Diary | |
| Chapter 3 | Linking Thoughts and Feelings |
| How can I tune in to my thoughts and feelings? | |
| Using a mood list | |
| What is the connection between thoughts and feelings? | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Thoughts and Feelings Diary | |
| Chapter 4 | Linking Thoughts and Feelings to Behaviors |
| What are behaviors? | |
| How are behaviors linked to thoughts and feelings? | |
| Changing behaviors with problem-solving strategies | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors Diary | |
| Take-Home Exercise: What Are My Options for Changing Behaviors? | |
| Chapter 5 | Automatic Thoughts |
| How do you identify automatic thoughts? | |
| Are all automatic thoughts harmful? | |
| What to do when you have an automatic thought | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Identifying Automatic Thoughts | |
| Chapter 6 | Cognitive Distortions |
| What are cognitive distortions and how do they relate to depression? | |
| T op 9 cognitive distortions | |
| How do you identify cognitive distortions? | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Labeling My Negative Thoughts | |
| Chapter 7 | Talking Back to Negative Thoughts |
| Questioning the basis of automatic thoughts | |
| Strategies to stop automatic thoughts | |
| Talking back with a positive thought | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Talk Back to Negative Thoughts | |
| Chapter 8 | Evaluating Core Beliefs—Part 1 |
| Finding recurrent themes in automatic thoughts | |
| Three levels of beliefs: automatic thoughts, assumptions, core beliefs | |
| Where do core beliefs come from? | |
| How to evaluate core beliefs | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Getting to My Core Beliefs | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Harvesting My Core Beliefs | |
| Chapter 9 | Evaluating Core Beliefs—Part 2 |
| Questioning the basis of core beliefs | |
| How to make a core beliefs proof record | |
| Positive facts and experiences can lead to new core beliefs | |
| Take-Home Exercise: Rewriting My Core Beliefs | |
| Chapter 10 | Putting It All Together |
| What have you learned? | |
| Recognizing depression relapse | |
| Reducing the risk of relapse | |
| Creating a plan to use if depression comes back |
Note. CBT = cognitive behavioral therapy.