Table 2.

Outline of the ICB course.

Modules	Content	Exercises and homework
Module 1	Psychoeducation about the cognitive-behavioural perspective and its relation to stress, the effects of long-term stress, and the importance of recovery	•Identification of stress-symptoms and stressors Homework: •Behavioural analysis of a stressful situation and the recognition of maintenance cycles
Module 2	Psychoeducation about the negative effects of non-recovery from stressful situations and activities that help to relieve stress	•Identifying stress-relieving activities in everyday life •Relaxation exercise Homework: •Plan how to relieve stress in one's everyday life and perform one relaxation exercise/day •Registration of daily activities and ratings of recovery, importance, and joy
Module 3	Identifying one's core life values and how one wants to live life	•Identifying whether one's personal actions are consistent with one's values Homework: •Identifying goals and sub-goals •Relaxation exercise and activities to relieve stress
Module 4	Psychoeducation about emotions and identifying situations where one acts on negative emotions	•Identifying unhelpful assumptions and behaviours and planning alternative behaviours Homework: •Identifying unhelpful assumptions and constructing alternatives •Relaxation exercises and activities to relieve stress
Module 5	Behavioural experiments to strengthen new ways of being	•Identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours in relation to stress •New ways of communicating one's needs and wishes