Session | Main theoretical focus | Main exercise | Main change principle | Main therapeutic process | Main reference (s) |
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1. Introduction | A brief description of the stress concept and basic principles of CBT and the intervention as a whole | The Five-factor model | â | â | |
2. Emotions school | What are emotions? Why do we have emotions? | Identify the function of emotions | Attention change | Attention training | Passer and Smith [26] |
3. Emotions school | Concept of acceptance and coping | What do we need to accept? What would be different if you come to peace with it? | Attention change | Acceptance/tolerance | KÃ¥ver [27] |
4. The importance of thoughts | The transaction model Cognitive Traps Vulnerability vs. resilience | Decision balance | Cognitive change | Cognitive reframing | |
5. The importance of thoughts | Procrastination | Worksheet with examples | Cognitive change | Cognitive reframing Defusion | Rozental and Wennersten [30] |
6. Self-compassion | What does self-compassion mean? | Create a compassionate self | Cognitive change | Cognitive reframing | Neff [31] |
7. Acceptance and commitment therapy | The problem solving vs. it shows the consciousness of interpretations of different life themes Psychological flexibility | The compass of life | Context engagement Cognitive change | Behavioral exposure Defusion | Hayes, Strosahl [32] |
8. Lifeâs balances | Review of important balances: Requirements vs. control / influence Activation vs. deactivation Effort vs. reward | Mapping your own situation Identifying barriers to change | Context engagement | Behavioral activation | Bakker, Killmer [33] |
9. Effective communication | Communication behaviors | Identifying barriers to effective communication | Context engagement | Behavioral exposure Behavioral activation | Almén [28] |
10. Summary | Â | Â |