La thérapie cognitivo-comportementale (TCC) est recommandée par un grand nombre de spécialistes comme traitement de premier recours en cas de dépression, d’angoisse et d’autres problèmes émotionnels. La TCC repose sur l’hypothèse selon laquelle la façon de penser peut avoir une incidence sur les problèmes émotionnels. Les personnes qui suivent une telle thérapie apprennent à repérer, à remettre en question et à modifier leurs pensées négatives et distordues. Elles s’habituent à considérer ...

You don’t have to turn back the clock. This powerful workbook will help you redefine the aging process, think flexibly, improve your mental health, and live life to the fullest!For even the fittest, healthiest, and most vibrant among us, the truth is there are inevitable challenges that come from growing older. Major life transitions such as retirement, the loss of family or a partner, changes in our bodies, and changing social roles in everyday li...

This guide explores the difference between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders, and the different ways that anxiety is expressed. It explains the causes and theories of anxiety in simple, straightforward language, and gives an overview of treatments. The guide also looks at long-term strategies to manage anxiety and prevent relapse, and suggests ways that family members can help, as well as finding support for themselves. This edition fully revised and updated in 2016.

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is widely recommended as a first-line treatment for a wide variety of emotional problems, including depression and anxiety. CBT works on the basic assumption that the way people think can contribute to their emotional problems. In CBT, people learn to identify, question and change patterns of thinking that contribute to emotional distress—to see thoughts as ideas rather than as facts, and to “stand back” from their thoughts and consider situations from d...

Le trouble obsessionnel-compulsif est un trouble anxieux, grave et débilitant, qui touche une personne sur 40. Il affecte non seulement la façon dont les personnes pensent et ce qu’elles ressentent, mais aussi la façon dont elles se comportent. Les symptômes du trouble obsessionnel-compulsif (comme l’accumulation compulsive d’objets ou la tendance à se laver constamment les mains) causent souvent des malaises parmi les membres de la famille et les amis.Ce guide examine :

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating anxiety disorder that affects one person in 40. It affects not only how people feel or think, but also how they behave. OCD symptoms -- such as compulsive hoarding or handwashing -- often evoke uncomfortable emotions in family and friends.This guide discusses:what OCD is and what causes ittreatments, including both cognitive and behavioural therapy and medicationrecovery and relapse p...

From Aaron T. Beck and colleagues, this is the definitive work on the cognitive model of schizophrenia and its treatment. The volume integrates cognitive-behavioral and biological knowledge into a comprehensive conceptual framework. It examines the origins, development, and maintenance of key symptom areas: delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms, and formal thought disorder. Treatment chapters then offer concrete guidance for addressing each type of symptom, complete with case exampl...

This stimulating resource presents the Looming Vulnerability Model, a nuanced take on the cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of anxiety, worry, and other responses to real or imagined threat. The core feature of the model—the perception of growing, rapidly approaching threat—is traced to humans’ evolutionary past, and this dysfunctional perception is described as it affects cognitive processing, executive functioning, emotions, physiology, and behavior. The LVM framework allows for mor...

For even the fittest, healthiest, and most vibrant among us, the truth is there are inevitable challenges that come from growing older. Major life transitions such as retirement, the loss of family or a partner, changes in our bodies, and changing social roles in everyday life can lead to feelings of uncertainty, loss of control, and even anxiety and depression. But aging doesn't have to be a negative thing. You can carve out your own path. This book will show you how to live with...