Chapter 3 and 4 of Beck (2011) and chapter 3 of Wright et at. (2006) illustrate the importance and outline a guideline of case conceptualization in the treatment assessment and planning in cognitive behavioral therapy. Case conceptualization with empirical evidences from patients is pivotal for therapists to start an effective treatment process. In case conceptualization, therapists need to take into account patients’ core beliefs, schemas of those core beliefs, intermediate beliefs, situations, automatic thoughts, and reactions (Beck, 2011). Other factors are included in the assessment, such as biological, genetic, and medical factors, symptoms and former diagnosis, and assets of patients (Wright et al., 2006). From the guide of Beck (2011)
