Cognitive behavioural therapy for dummies /
by Rhena Branch and Rob Willson.
- Third edition
- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2020.
- xiii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- For dummies .
PART 1: INTRODUCING CBT BASICS -- You Feel the Way You Think -- Spotting Errors in Your Thinking -- Tackling Toxic Thoughts -- Designing and Conducting Behavioural Experiments -- Pay Attention! Refocusing and Retraining Your Awareness -- PART 2: CHARTING THE COURSE: DEFINING PROBLEMS AND SETTING GOALS -- Exploring Emotions -- Identifying Solutions That Cause You Problems -- Setting Your Sights on Goals -- PART 3: PUTTING CBT INTO ACTION -- Standing Up to Anxiety and Facing Fear -- Abolishing Addictions -- Building a Better Body Image and Beating BDD -- Deconstructing and Demolishing Depression -- Sleeping Soundly -- Overcoming Obsessions -- Overcoming Low Self-Esteem and Accepting Yourself -- Cooling Down Your Anger -- Healing Illness Anxiety -- PART 4: LOOKING BACKWARDS AND MOVING FORWARDS -- Taking a Fresh Look at Your Past -- Moving New Beliefs from Your Head to Your Heart -- Heading for a Healthier and Happier Life -- Overcoming Obstacles to Progress -- Psychological Gardening: Maintaining Your CBT Gains -- Working with the Professionals -- PART 5: THE PART OF TENS -- Ten Philosophies for Living That Work -- Ten Self-Esteem Boosters That Don’t Work -- Ten Mythical Monsters of Mental Health -- PART 6: APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: Recommended Resources -- Appendix B: Forms.
"Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT for short, is often cited as the gold standard of psychotherapy. Its techniques allow you to identify the negative thought processes that hold you back and exchange them for new, productive ones that can change your life. CBT's popularity continues to grow, and more individuals are turning to CBT as a way to help develop a healthier, more productive outlook on life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies shows you how you can easily incorporate the techniques of CBT into your day-to-day life and produce tangible results. You’ll learn how to take your negative thoughts to boot camp and retrain them, establishing new habits that tackle your toxic thoughts and retool your awareness, allowing you to be free of the weight of past negative thinking biases."--Back cover