In this chapter, insight is defined as the acquisition of new understanding. It is our contention
that when defined this way, insight is highly compatible with how cognitive-behavioral …

This article presents an account of the evolution of cognitive–behavior therapy over the past
35 years, which began with the introduction of cognition into behavior therapy in the mid …

The tendency to establish competing factions between insight and action therapy is like
proclaiming that penicillin is better (or worse) than vitamins. Behavior therapy and insight …

Having an explanation for our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors provides us with a sense of
control over our world (Frank & Frank, 1991; Hanna & Richie, 1995). If we know why things …

Abstract [the author] advances on her previous work on guiding clinicians to achieve a
manageable strategy of change for each client/outlines... the various steps toward …

At the interface of clinical and cognitive psychology it makes sense to make two distinctions:
Insight can be seen as a state or as a process, and it can be seen as a more general …

Cognitive-behavioral theories are best conceptualized as a general category of theories, or
a set of related theories, that have evolved from the theoretical writings, clinical experiences …

In reviewing the Contents of this Handbook edited by Freeman, Simon, Beutler, and
Arkowitz, I am both impressed and gratified with the enormous strides made by cognitive …

Clinical experience and an accumulating body of research suggest that clients who
enthusiastically buy into a cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) rationale show more …

As a young child, I recall watching my mother bake a cake. It appeared that she took a pinch
of this, a handful of that, two eggs, and mixed it all together. When I asked her about her …