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. 2019 Apr 16;9(2):e78905. doi: 10.5812/aapm.78905

Table 1. Cognitive-Behavioral Training Sessions for Chronic Pain.

Session Outlines Time, min Subtitles
1 Principles of cognitive-behavioral training and pre-test 120 Relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; the need for psychological training along with drug use
2 Training of guided mastery 120 Patterning, activation (encouragement and planning of daily activities to avoid passivity)
3 Exposure to avoidance and elimination of safe behaviors 120 Training of visual exposure
4 Stress reduction methods 120 Training of rapid relaxation and diaphragmatic breathing
5 Training of problem-solving 120 Exploring efficient problem-solving methods
6 Training of profit and loss analysis 120 How to complete the profit and loss analysis table
7 Application of dual criteria method 120 Learning how to think about different options for a problem
8 Summary, conclusion, and post-test 120 Reviewing the achievements of the sessions in relation to the experienced situations