Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook For Dummies

Dozens of practical exercises and easy to perform techniques forbanishing negative thoughts before they take holdWhether you're trying to overcome anxiety and depression, boostself-esteem, beat addiction, lose weight, or simply improve youroutlook, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers a practical,sensible approach to mastering your thoughts and thinkingconstructively. In this updated and expanded edition of thecompanion workbook to their bestselling Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy For Dummies, professional therapists Rhena Branch andRob Wilson show you, step-by-step, how to put the lessons providedin their book into practice. Inside you'll find a huge number ofhands-on exercises and techniques to help you remove roadblocks tochange and regain control over your life.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook For Dummies, SecondEdition:* Develops the ideas and concepts that presented in thebestselling Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies, SecondEdition and provides exercises to put those ideas intopractice* Features a range of hands-on CBT exercises and techniques forbeating anxiety or depression, boosting your self-esteem, losingweight, or simply improving your outlook on lifeRhena Branch and Rob Willson are CBT therapists at the PrioryClinic in London, and the authors of Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy For Dummies.

Introduction 1Part I: Pinpointing Primary Principles 7Chapter 1: Exploring the Basics of CBT 9Chapter 2: Recognising Problematic Thinking Patterns 21Chapter 3: Taking Toxic Thinking In Hand 35Chapter 4: Experiencing Experiments 49Chapter 5: Where's Your Head At? Controlling Your Concentration 57Part II: Pinning Down Problems and Giving Yourself Goals 71Chapter 6: Getting Emotional 73Chapter 7: Targeting Troublesome Tactics 93Chapter 8: Getting Goal Directed 113Part III: Putting CBT into Practice 125Chapter 9: Taking An Axe To Anxiety 127Chapter 10: Attacking Addictive Behaviours and Attitudes 145Chapter 11: Being Better Friends With Your Body 161Chapter 12: Dealing a Blow to Depression 177Chapter 13: Overcoming Obsessions and Cutting Out Compulsions 187Chapter 14: Lifting Low Self-Esteem 203Chapter 15: Maintaining Relationships 219Part IV: Forging into the Future 231Chapter 16: Examining and Changing Long-Standing Beliefs 233Chapter 17: Consolidating Conviction in New Core Beliefs 253Chapter 18: Delving Into Personal Development 267Chapter 19: Rupturing Roadblocks to Recovery 277Chapter 20: Putting into Practice Principles of Positive Living 293Part V: The Part of Tens 309Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Working with Professionals 311Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Getting a Good Night's Sleep 317Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Never Give Up 323Index 329