ABSTRACT
This chapter describes cognitive interventions which, like cognitive restructuring interventions, aim to foster the abandonment of first level attempted solutions, that is, of all overt and covert behaviours enacted by the patient to attain subjective assurance that the feared threat will not take place and to maintain his moral worthiness. One of the factors that favours investment in a goal, and therefore difficulty to accept, is the expectation of success, the conviction or illusion of having the power to avoid harm or to reduce the risk that a threat will actually take place. The chapter also describes some interventions aimed at making the patient accept that abstaining from Attempted Solutions, and therefore partially giving up the pursuit of not being at fault, will allow him to maintain a secure moral standing.
