Problem area | Process targeted | First-line therapy module + medication as appropriate | Process being targeted | Second-line therapy module + medication as appropriate |
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Low Activity/Sadness | Low response contingent positive reinforcement | Behavioral activation (mood monitor, activity schedule, problem solve barriers, sleep schedule for barriers) | Cognitive distortions; rumination | Cognitive restructuring; OR mindfulness, value-driven action; ORÂ problem solving |
Anhedonia | Reward hyposensitivity | Pleasant event scheduling (hedonic and eudaimonic rewards), memory specificity recounting | Reward hyposensitivity | Cognitive restructuring with positive focus; cultivating positivity |
Fear/Phobia | Deficits in extinction safety learning; avoidance | Exposure therapy | Negative cognitive bias; poor social skills | Cognitive restructuring; OR mindfulness, value-driven action; OR social skills training |
Worry | Negative cognitive bias | Cognitive restructuring OR mindfulness, value-driven action | Avoidance (experiential, in vivo) | Exposure therapy; OR mindfulness, value-driven action; OR social skills training |
Sleep Dysregulation | Sleep dysregulation | Brief behavioral therapy for insomnia | Negative cognitive bias | Cognitive restructuring |
Trauma—Fear | Deficits in extinction safety learning; avoidance | Imaginal and in vivo exposure | Negative cognitive bias | Cognitive restructuring and impact statement |
Trauma—Guilt, Shame, Cognitive Distortions | Negative cognitive bias | Trauma narrative with cognitive restructuring and impact statement |  |  |
Chronic Suicidality, Self-Harm, Affective Instability | Low tolerance of distress | Distress tolerance skills | Poor emotion regulation; interpersonal difficulties | Emotion regulation skills; interpersonal effectiveness skills |
Mania | Circadian dysregulation | Brief behavioral therapy for insomnia | Â | Â |
Major Life Stressors (any symptom profile) | Poor coping | Problem solving for controllable stressor; mindfulness, value-driven action for uncontrollable stressor | Â | Â |
Interpersonal Relations (any symptom profile) | Social skills deficits | Social skills training | Â | Â |