Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction to CBT for Psychological Well-Being in Cancer: Orientation to the Manual 1 2 Cancer Statistics and the Scope of the Topic 3 3 Introduction to the TAG Concept for Group and/or Individual Therapy 10 4 Clinical Manual 20 General Curriculum 20 Session focus: Orienting the individual to therapy 20 Session focus: Skills training 24 Session focus: Interventions and strategies 29 Session focus: Safety assessment and contracting 35 Session focus: Cognitive and behavioral analysis 41 Session focus: Self-regulation and illness perceptions 48 Session focus: Chronic illness 53 Biological Curriculum 57 Session focus: Increased functioning and quality of life 57 Session focus: Goal setting and motivation 61 Session focus: Orientation to change 67 Session focus: Working with your team 73 Session focus: Adherence to treatment protocols 78 Session focus: Pain 84 Session focus: Healthy habits and sleep 90 Psychological Curriculum 94 Session focus: Anxiety 94 Session focus: Depression 99 Session focus: Trauma and retraumatization 105 Session focus: Increasing resiliency through stress management 110 Contents Session focus: Anger management 115 Session focus: Finding meaning 120 Session focus: Stigma 126 Social Curriculum 132 Session focus: Intimacy 132 Session focus: Problem solving 137 Session focus: Nurturing support systems 142 Session focus: Managing conflict 149 Session focus: Demoralization and remoralization 154 Session focus: Styles of interacting 164 Session focus: Grief and loss 168 Handouts and Homework 174 References 239 Index 245.