Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 19, 2026

Multimodal Protocol for Assessing Metacognition and Self-Regulation in Adults with Learning Difficulties
Published on: September 27, 2020
[The powerlessness of thoughts – metacognitive therapy for children and adolescents]
11 Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Uniklinik der RWTH Aachen.
Abstract:
Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a further development of cognitive therapy and was developed by Adrian Wells in the 1990s to treat adults suffering from anxiety disorders and depression. For the first time, this paper introduces a transdiagnostic adaptation of MCT to children and adolescents. Instead of focusing on the content of thoughts or beliefs, as in cognitive therapy, the treatment focuses on reducing negative perseverating thought processes as well as maladaptive attention strategies and coping behaviors. The empirical verification of MCT for children and adolescents is still in a very early stage.
More Related Videos
06:11High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex to Enhance Metacognitive Sensitivity
Published on: September 26, 2025
05:48The Adventures of Fundi Intervention Based on the Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Patients
Published on: June 12, 2020
Related Concept Videos
Metacognition
Cognitive Therapy
Modeling in Therapy
Participant Modeling
Participant modeling involves therapists demonstrating calm and effective behaviors in...
Cognitive Development During Adolescence
Beck's Cognitive Therapy
Arbitrary Inference
Arbitrary inference involves making conclusions without sufficient...
Social Foundations of Self II: The Generalized Other