ABSTRACT
The theoretical basis for MBCT describes how the interconnected relapse-related processes of ruminative thinking and experiential avoidance (see Point 7) arise out of and are perpetuated by the activities of the doing mode of mind. Rumination is an attempt to address dif®cult emotions through a process of analysis and problem solving. It is a goal-driven conceptual process of monitoring ``what is'' in relation to what is desired, required, expected or feared with the intention of solving or eliminating the problem. All the markers of doing mode of mind summarised at the end of Point 5 apply to rumination.
