Metacognition is the ability to critically analyze the way you think, or, more simply, self-awareness and control over your thoughts. This can best be described as developing appropriate and useful thinking strategies at each step of the task.
Anxiety Reduction
Metacognitive therapy reduces symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder by 65-70% compared to traditional methods such as cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Depression treatment
Metacognitive therapy has shown high effectiveness in treating depression, with significant improvement in 80% of cases and a low recurrence rate.
Long-term effect
The effects of metacognitive therapy are long-lasting, with treatment results maintained up to one year after the completion of therapy.