Contents	6
	Introduction	8
	Part 1 THE DISTINCTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF MCT	10
	1 A focus on metacognition	12
	2 An information processing model of psychological disorder	16
	3 The cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS)	20
	4 Metacognitive beliefs	24
	5 Object and metacognitive modes	30
	6 Reformulated ABC analysis	32
	7 Detached mindfulness	36
	8 Executive control and attentional flexibility	40
	9 Levels of control	42
	10 Types of knowledge	46
	11 Processes and strategies beyond cognitive content	48
	12 View of self-awareness	50
	13 Varieties of change	52
	14 Disorder-specific models	54
	15 A universal treatment?	64
	Part 2 THE DISTINCTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF MCT	66
	16 Conducting therapy at the metacognitive level	68
	17 Assessment of metacognition	76
	18 Case formulation in MCT	82
	19 Meta-level socialization procedures	88
	20 Shifting to a metacognitive mode of processing	92
	21 Modifying negative metacognitive beliefs	94
	22 Modifying positive metacognitive beliefs	98
	23 Worry/rumination postponement	102
	24 Attention training technique	106
	25 Implementing detached mindfulness	110
	26 Situational attentional refocusing	116
	27 Targeting meta-emotions	118
	28 Delivering metacognitively focused exposure	120
	29 Developing new plans for processing	124
	30 Integrating MCT techniques: a case study	128
	Conclusion	136
	References	138
	Index	144