ABSTRACT
Using the interpersonal thought record (Inter-TR) most problems brought by the patient to psychotherapy are interpersonal in nature. Having a useful tool to help the patient cope with them is invaluable. The Inter-TR helps the patient understand how her behaviors impact others’ behaviors and vice-versa. With the Inter-TR the patient has a practical way to exert more control over her own behaviors, which is also a distinctive feature of TBCT. The Inter-TR can be useful in interpersonal conflicts, like in couples’ therapy, and may also be particularly useful for social anxiety disorder patients. After the therapist helps the patient make the action plan in order to be able to accomplish the goal, discussing actions to be taken, obstacles to these actions, and solutions to such obstacles, she believes the automatic thought (AT).
