Abstract
The cognitive appraisal therapy (CAT) therapist often views presenting problems as part of a longstanding personality style, and the therapist frequently works more with that underlying style than with the presenting problems. Personality styles can be obtained by assessing individuals along three dimensions of personality, which are derived from attachment theory, Millon's evolutionary theory, and the interpersonal circumplex. They are friendly–hostile, dominant–submissive, and active–passive. The goal of the CAT therapist is not to help clients change their particular personality style, it is instead to move clients from a hostile, misattuned expression of that personality style to a more friendly, attuned, and therefore adaptive version of their style. While the CAT therapist can make some shifts in how active–passive and dominant–submissive a client is, the main focus of change is on the friendly–hostile axis.
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