Winner of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Book of Merit Award! Ideal for client assignment, this guide draws on the authors' extensive experience as clinicians and teachers of cognitive therapy to help clients successfully understand and improve their moods, alter their behavior, and enhance their relationships. Illustrated with major case examples, the book presents in step-by-step fashion the skills for identifying problems, setting goals, and achieving the desired changes. Accessibly written, it also helps therapists augment their sessions by providing clients with instructions and exercises that will reinforce the skills critical to maximizing therapy effectiveness. Clients in therapy, mental health professionals wanting their clients to learn cognitive therapy skills, and anyone else interested in self-help will be interested in this book.
Table of Contents
Beck, Foreword. Introduction. Understanding Your Problems. It's the Thought that Counts. Identifying and Rating Your Moods. Cognitive Themes and Moods. Thought Records. Identifying Automatic Thoughts. Where's the Evidence? Alternative or Balanced Thinking. Experiments and Action Plans. Underlying Assumptions and Core Beliefs. Understanding Depression. Understanding Anxiety. Understanding Anger, Guilt and Shame. Epilogue. Appendix A. Worksheets.
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"Only rarely does a book come along that can truly change your life. Mind Over Mood is such a book...Mind Over Mood will prove to be a significant milestone in the evolution of cognitive therapy. Never before have the nuts and bolts of cognitive therapy been spelled out so explicitly in a step-by-step fashion for the lay public...This is a rare and special book that can easily be used for self-help or as an adjunct to therapy." - From the Foreword by Aaron T. Beck, University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, USA
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As a psychologist in private practice I have found this book to be extremely useful. The activites in the book are very well targeted and allow clients to maximise the impact of therapy. I often encourage clients that are engaging in therapy for depression or anxiety to purchase this book as a compliment to the therapy process.
I have only finished a couple of chapters in the book and filled out one Thoughts chart, but so far the process has been very effective. I consider it money well spent as it is something you can do for yourself at home for at least half the cost of therapy, although I would recommend therapy used in conjunction with the book. It does NOT change your life - it simply changes your thoughts so that your life is more rational and easier to deal with. I think the general idea is that if you can change your negative thoughts into positive ones, behavioural and lifestyle changes will be easier to carry out, therefore lifting you out of depression or anxiety. As a Christian I am sure God will use this book to help me, but it only focuses on cognitive help, rather than spiritual healing. "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind" Romans 12:2
This is a really fantastic workbook. It is simple and well laid out.
I was recommended this book by my therapist and the exercises have really helped me get ahead in a very short time.
It is a useful book to have as reference when I cannot see my teherapist and I will be using the tools in it for a long time to keep myself above water when my anxiety swings in.
I used this book to retrain the way I thought and become less at the mercy of my fluctuating feelings, and found it life-changing. I then trained as a counsellor and started using it with my clients. Of all the books on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that I know, this one seems to be the most carefully put together, providing an accessible and step-by-step approach to investigating thinking and changing feelings. However, from my experience of introducing the methods to others I am aware that it isn't for everyone: using it effectively involves regular written exercises which can feel like a lot of hard work. For those who don't like the idea of written exercises, Byron Katie's method for investigating the truth of thoughts may work better.
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