* Presents a unique dynamic approach to CBT * Shows how to implement this approach * Provides downloadable tools The process-based approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a unique method for understanding psychological problems as complex networks of interacting processes. It allows therapists to grasp the individuality, complexity, and dynamics of psychological disorders - things that often get missed in diagnosis-oriented approaches. This book shows how these complex networks enable therapists using CBT to focus on the core processes responsible for a person's suffering. Downloadable tools are provided for clinical practice.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface From the Symptom Level to the Process Level Part I Theoretical Foundations 1 Limitations of Diagnosis-Oriented Psychotherapy 1.1 Inadequate Conceptualization of Mental Disorders 1.2 Complexity and Dynamics of Mental Disorders 1.3 Somatic or Latent Disease Model 1.4 Applying Linear Thinking to Complex Systems 1.5 Heterogeneity of Diagnoses 1.6 Nomothetic Versus Ideographic Explanatory Models 2 Theoretical Foundations of Process-Based Approach 2.1 Process Level: Space Between Narrative and Diagnosis 2.2 Processes: The Origins of Behavior Therapy 2.3 Allostasis Model 2.4 Psychopathology: Complex Dynamic Networks 2.5 Psychotherapy 2.6 From Sick to Healthy 2.7 Typical Process Patterns Causing Psychopathology and Suffering 2.8 Examples of Process-Based Disorder Models 3 Process-Based Models of Mental Disorders 3.1 Diathesis-Stress Model 3.2 Process-Based Diathesis Model 3.3 Process-Based Complex Network Model 4 Core Processes of Psychopathology 4.1 External Demands or Stressors 4.2 Vulnerability Mechanisms 4.3 Response Mechanisms 5 Psychotherapy From a Process-Based Perspective 5.1 Core Processes of Psychotherapy 5.2 Process-Based Therapeutic Stance 5.3 Evaluation of Adaptivity Based on Evolutionary Principles Part II Applying the Process-Based Approach in Practice 6 Phases of Process-Based Psychotherapy Phase 1: Multidimensional Diagnostic of Relevant Processes Phase 2: Core Processes: Creating a Process- Based Diathesis Model Phase 3: Developing an Individual Process-Based Complex Network Model Phase 4: Defining Therapy Goals and Evaluating Readiness for Change Phase 5: Selecting and Implementing Interventions Phase 6: Monitoring and Reevaluation of the Perturbation Model 7 Phase 1: Multidimensional Diagnostics of Relevant Processes 7.1 Spontaneously Reported Symptomatology 7.2 Specified Exploration of Conditional Factors at the Process Level 7.3 Process-Oriented Functional Analyses 7.4 Longitudinal Analysis of Symptom Development (Life Chart) 7.5 Treatment History 7.6 Including External Perspectives 7.7 Context Analysis 7.8 Process-Oriented Assessment of Psychopathology 7.9 Using Traditional Diagnostic Methods to Identify Relevant Processes 7.10 Further Process-Orientated Methods 8 Phase 2: Developing a Process-Based Diathesis Model 9 Phase 3: Developing an Individual Process- Based Complex Network Model 9.1 Practical Procedure for Developing a Complex Network Model 9.2 Evaluating the Adaptivity of Network Patterns Using the Extended Evolutionary Metamodel 9.3 Practical Example 10 Phase 4: Defining Therapy Goals and Creating Readiness for Change 10.1 Defining Global Therapy Goals 10.2 Defining Targets of Change at a Process Level 10.3 Capturing Readiness for Change 11 Phase 5: Selecting and Implementing Interventions 11.1 Selecting Interventions 11.2 Implementing Interventions 12 Phase 6: Monitoring Change and Constant Reevaluation 12.1 Negative Versus Positively Oriented Monitors 12.2 Critical Thresholds and Bottlenecks in Therapy 12.3 Criteria for Ending Therapy 13 Outlook Processes Instead of Methods Toward General Psychotherapy Process-Based Approaches as a Framework for General Psychotherapy Learning to "See" Processes From Metaphor to Calculation Eliminate Disorder-Specific Approaches?