The CIP approach to treatment has six main elements:
1. Cognitive-Behavioral Principles
Cognitive-behavior therapy is based on the assumption that a person's psychological problems are primarily determined by his/her perceptions of reality, the ways he/she copes with it, and the consequences of such coping attempts.
2. Systemic-Contextual Principles
Combinations of psychological (emotional, cognitive, behavioral), environmental (interaction with others) and biological factors influence people's lives. Psychological problems are understood as intrapersonal-interpersonal inadequate transactions. Through therapy, patients learn to modify the dysfunctional feedback loops they experience within themselves, with others and the world.
