Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Figures vii
About the Authors ix
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Preface to the First Edition (2002) xvii
Acknowledgments xix
The Structure of the Book xxi
1 The Scope and Focus of CAT 1
2 The Main Features of CAT 9
3 The CAT Model of Development of the Self 31
4 The CAT Model of Abnormal Development of the Self and Its Implications for Psychotherapy 55
5 The Practice of CAT: Selection and Assessment of Patients for Therapy 75
6 The Practice of CAT: The Early Reformulation Sessions 95
7 The Practice of CAT: Later Phases of Therapy, Working at Changing and Ending 121
8 The CAT Model of Therapist Activity and of Supervision 141
9 CAT in Various Conditions and Contexts 161
10 The Treatment of “Severe and Complex” Personality-Type Disorders 225
11 The “Difficult” Patient, Contextual Reformulation, Systemic Applications, and Reflective Practice 265
Afterword 283
Glossary 287
Appendix 1: The Psychotherapy File 291
Appendix 2: Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Competences for Individuals with Personality Disorder 297
Appendix 3: Personality Structure Questionnaire (PSQ) 311
Appendix 4: Repertory Grid Basics and the Use of Grid Techniques in CAT 313
References 315
Index 351
