Stop Worrying: Get Your Life Back on Track with CBT

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-335-24252-8
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

"It's a book which sets realistic goals, has a down-to-earth approach and is genuinely useful."
Claudia Hammond, broadcaster, writer and academic psychologist "Very simple and practical"
Professor Geoff Beattie, University of Manchester and resident Big Brother psychologist"The method described is really excellent! Besides having a sound basis in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) it instils hope and motivates intentions to change."
Béla BUDA, M.D - Psychiatrist, Budapest, Hungary"This book is a well thought-out combination of cognitive therapy and mindful techniques. It is a practical book with useful step-by-step exercises. It contains an excellent analysis of the common causes of worry and methods for overcoming it."
Dr Steven Melemis, author of I Want To Change My LifeWe all worry about things - some of us even worry about the fact that we are worrying. This practical book will help you to put your fears into perspective and teach you to cope with stressful situations.Supporting and offering advice to worriers, as well as their family and friends, this book also provides guidance for professionals who work in mental health, especially those who recommend self-help to their clients. Other contributors: Saida Akhnikh, Anneke Koopman, Maarten van der Linde, Marleen Stam and Elvan Tutkun were doctoral students in clinical psychology at the VU University of Amsterdam where they carried out research on the Stop Worrying Project, which formed the basis of this book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerkhof, Ad

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
For guidancePart One: Stop worrying in four weeks Week One: To begin with: How much have you worried over the past week?
Week Two: Worrying and writing worries down
Week Three: Writing exercise
Week Four: Three column exercisePart Two: Worrying for advanced studentsFavourite worries
Worrying in metaphors and with exaggeration
Worrying as self-protection and self-torture
Final exercises
ConclusionMore information about worrying

Über Autor(innen)

Ad Kerkhof is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He specializes in worry, depression and suicide. He also has a psychotherapy practice, where he treats clients for persistent forms of worrying, depression and burn-out.