Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Toward a New Eclectic Approach -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Psychopharmacology and/or Psychotherapy -- 1.2.1 What Is the Solution? -- 1.3 The Dilemma of Choosing Among Hundreds of Psychotherapeutic Approaches -- 1.4 The Ever- Present Challenges of Psychotherapy -- 1.5 Looking for Answers -- 1.5.1 A Case Study -- 1.5.2 More than One Solution -- 1.5.3 Why Not Just One Time? -- 1.5.4 Why Not Just One Factor? -- 1.5.5 Why Not Independent Development? -- 1.5.6 A Different Point of View -- 1.6 Four Conclusions at the Beginning of the Book -- 2 Internal Cohesion Theory as an Alternative -- 2.1 The Intersection of Time and Human Experience -- 2.2 What Is Time? -- 2.3 Life as a Reflection of Time, and Time as the Source of Problems and Solutions -- 2.4 On the Past -- 2.5 On the Present -- 2.6 On the Future -- 2.7 On Internal Cohesion as a Prerequisite for Psychological Health -- 3 Systems of Internal Cohesion Psychotherapy -- 3.1 The Structure of Internal Cohesion Systems -- 3.2 How Does the Dynamic System Work? -- 3.2.1 Internal and External Assets -- 3.3 Internal Cohesion Systems-- A Closer Look -- 3.3.1 Intrapersonal System -- 3.3.1.1 Self- Regulation Skills -- 3.3.1.2 Self- esteem -- 3.3.1.3 Motivation -- 3.3.1.4 Other Important Factors in the Intrapersonal System -- 3.3.2 Interpersonal Relationships -- 3.3.3 Professional Relationships -- 3.3.3.1 Accomplishing Life Goals -- 3.3.4 Spiritual Relationships -- 4 An Evidence- based Theory and Therapy -- 4.1 Methodology -- 4.1.1 Procedure, Measures, and Statistical Analytical Strategy -- 4.2 Results -- 4.2.1 Nothing Is Over "Now": The Effect of Time on The Client's Relationship with Systems -- 4.2.2 There Are No Independent Factors: The Interconnectedness of the Factors and Systems -- 4.2.3 Systems Development Is Interdependent: Interrelationships Between Systems over Time -- 4.2.4 Independence Is Non- existent: All Systems Rely on Each Other and Are Subject to Temporal Influence -- 5 The Source of Problems and Mental Disorders Through the Lens of ICP -- 6 How to Intervene? The New Path Deriving from the ICP Perspective -- 6.1 The Purpose of Therapy -- 6.2 Intervening in the Client's Relationship with the Systems in the Past -- 6.3 Intervening in the Client's Relationship with the Systems in the Present -- 6.4 Intervention in the Client's Relationship with the Systems in the Future -- 6.5 Time-- A Valuable Intervention Asset -- 6.6 Intervention in the Relationship of the Individual with the Systems -- 6.6.1 Intervention in the Intrapersonal Relationship -- 6.6.1.1 Self- Regulatory Skills -- 6.6.1.2 Motivation -- 6.6.1.3 Self- Esteem -- 6.6.2 Intervention in Interpersonal Relationships -- 6.6.3 Intervention in Professional Relationships -- 6.6.4 Intervention in the Spiritual Relationship -- 6.7 The Therapeutic Process in ICP -- 6.7.1 First Stage: Get to Know the Client -- 6.7.2 Stage Two: Understand -- 6.7.3 Stage Three: Evaluate -- 6.7.4 Stage Four: Analyze -- 6.7.5 Stage Five: Accept -- 6.7.6 Stage Six: Confront (Cognition) -- 6.7.7 Stage Seven: Plan -- 6.7.8 Stage Eight: Intervene (Behavior) -- 6.7.9 Stage Nine: Reevaluate -- 6.7.10 Stage Ten: Release -- 6.8 Internal Cohesion Therapists -- 7 Therapeutic Techniques of ICP -- 7.1 Movement in Time -- 7.1.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Movement in Time" -- 7.2 Honest Intracommunication -- 7.2.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Honest Intracommunication" -- 7.3 Multiple Reflections -- 7.3.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Multiple Reflections" -- 7.4 The Client as the Therapist -- 7.4.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "The Client as the Therapist" -- 7.5 Acceptance and Embrace of the Past -- 7.5.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Acceptance and Embrace of the Past" -- 7.6 Embrace and/or Transform -- 7.6.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Embrace and/or Transform" -- 7.7 Functional Scenario Exploration -- 7.7.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Functional Scenario Exploration" -- 7.8 Compensation -- 7.8.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Compensation" -- 7.9 Strength- Based Self- Evaluation List -- 7.9.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Strength- Based Self- Evaluation List" -- 7.10 Integrated Processing and Boundary Setting -- 7.10.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Integrated Processing and Boundary Setting" -- 7.11 Spiritual Reflection -- 7.11.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Spiritual Reflection" -- 7.12 Listing, Weighing, and Addressing -- 7.12.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Listing, Weighing, and Addressing" -- 7.13 Rational Planning -- 7.13.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Rational Planning" -- 7.14 Time- Framed Visioning -- 7.14.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Time- Framed Visioning" -- 7.15 The Routine Change -- 7.15.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "The Routine Change" -- 7.16 The New Challenge -- 7.16.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "The New Challenge" -- 7.17 Time Awareness Journaling -- 7.17.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Time Awareness Journaling" -- 7.18 Artistic Exploration for Internal Cohesion -- 7.18.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Artistic Exploration for Internal Cohesion" -- 7.19 Narrative Reconstruction -- 7.19.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Narrative Reconstruction" -- 7.20 Relationship- Centered Communication -- 7.20.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Relationship- Centered Communication" -- 7.21 Album Therapy for Family Dynamics -- 7.21.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Album Therapy for Family Dynamics" -- 7.22 Worst- Case Scenarios -- 7.22.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Worst- Case Scenarios" -- 7.23 Whole Canvas Perspective -- 7.23.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying the "Whole Canvas Perspective" -- 7.24 Prayer, Forgiveness, and Meditation -- 7.24.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Prayer, Forgiveness, and Meditation" -- 7.25 "Things I Would Never Do" -- 7.25.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Things I Would Never Do" -- 7.26 Hypothetical Situations -- 7.26.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Hypothetical Situations" -- 7.27 Who Are You Today, and to Whom Is It Attributed? -- 7.27.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Who Are You Today, and to Whom Is It Attributed?" -- 7.28 Achievement Reflection List -- 7.28.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Achievement Reflection List" -- 7.29 Adversity as Opportunity -- 7.29.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Adversity as Opportunity" -- 7.30 Purposeful Yes or No Assessment -- 7.30.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Purposeful Yes or No Assessment" -- 7.31 Emotion Diary -- 7.31.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Emotion Diary" -- 7.32 Psychoeducation -- 7.32.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Psychoeducation" -- 7.33 Homework -- 7.33.1 An Illustrative Scenario: Applying "Homework" -- 7.34 Other ICP Techniques and Strategies -- 8 Testing the Effectiveness of ICP -- 8.1 Sample and Procedure -- 8.2 Research Equipment -- 8.2.1 Instruments -- 8.2.2 Interviewing Protocol -- 8.3 Data Analysis -- 8.4 Results -- 8.4.1 Intrapersonal System -- 8.4.1.1 Self- regulation -- 8.4.1.2 Self- esteem -- 8.4.1.3 Motivation -- 8.4.2 Interpersonal System -- 8.4.2.1 Relationships with Family -- 8.4.2.2 Relationships with Friends -- 8.4.2.3 Relationships with Others -- 8.4.3 Professional System -- 8.4.4 Spiritual System -- 8.5 The Influence of ICP on Mental Health Outcomes -- 9 Application, Limitations, and Perspective of ICP -- 10 The Ending as a New Beginning! -- Appendix A -- References -- Index.