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Our purpose in writing this book is to give you a wide range of skills and tools for managing anxiety and depression. Although we touch on essential concepts about depression and anxiety, this book is action-oriented — in other words, you have the opportunity to actively apply our professional ideas to your life in meaningful ways.No doubt you used workbooks in school. A math workbook may have helped you apply math concepts to everyday problems. Or a reading workbook may have improved your ability to comprehend stories. Today, you can find workbooks on almost any topic, from selling your home and succeeding on tests to preparing your taxes and improving your memory.
The purpose of any workbook is to lay out the basics of a topic and then provide numerous opportunities to apply and practice the concepts at hand. Typically, books explain issues, and workbooks help you master new skills. In other words, the Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies is “less talk — more action.”
Did you notice the “work” part of workbook? Don’t put this book back on the shelf quite yet! You’ll be well paid for your work in the form of increased life satisfaction and reduced emotional distress. And the work is actually rather interesting because you discover new ways to live your life and get what you want.
Content:-
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Analyzing Angst and Preparing a Plan
Chapter 1: Sorting Out Signs of Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 2: Discovering the Beginnings
Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change
Chapter 4: Minding Your Moods
Part II: Thinking About Thinking: Thought Therapy
Chapter 5: Untangling Twisted Thinking
Chapter 6: Indicting and Rehabilitating Thoughts
Chapter 7: Correcting Your Life-Lenses: A New Vision
Chapter 8: Managing Mindfulness and Achieving Acceptance
Part III: Actions Against Angst: Behavior Therapy
Chapter 9: Facing Feelings: Avoiding Avoidance
Chapter 10: Lifting Mood Through Exercise
Chapter 11: Entertaining Enjoyment
Chapter 12: Getting Moving and Tackling Life’s Problems
Part IV: Phocus on Physical Pheelings
Chapter 13: Relaxing the Heart and Soul
Chapter 14: Making the Medication Decision
Part V: Relationship Therapy
Chapter 15: Restoring Relationships
Chapter 16: Smoothing Out Conflict
Part VI: Looking Beyond Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 17: Reining In Relapse
Chapter 18: Promoting Positives
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Resources for Help
Chapter 20: Ten Quick Ways Out of Upset
Index
Introduction
Part I: Analyzing Angst and Preparing a Plan
Chapter 1: Sorting Out Signs of Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 2: Discovering the Beginnings
Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change
Chapter 4: Minding Your Moods
Part II: Thinking About Thinking: Thought Therapy
Chapter 5: Untangling Twisted Thinking
Chapter 6: Indicting and Rehabilitating Thoughts
Chapter 7: Correcting Your Life-Lenses: A New Vision
Chapter 8: Managing Mindfulness and Achieving Acceptance
Part III: Actions Against Angst: Behavior Therapy
Chapter 9: Facing Feelings: Avoiding Avoidance
Chapter 10: Lifting Mood Through Exercise
Chapter 11: Entertaining Enjoyment
Chapter 12: Getting Moving and Tackling Life’s Problems
Part IV: Phocus on Physical Pheelings
Chapter 13: Relaxing the Heart and Soul
Chapter 14: Making the Medication Decision
Part V: Relationship Therapy
Chapter 15: Restoring Relationships
Chapter 16: Smoothing Out Conflict
Part VI: Looking Beyond Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 17: Reining In Relapse
Chapter 18: Promoting Positives
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Resources for Help
Chapter 20: Ten Quick Ways Out of Upset
Index
Author Details
"Charles H. Elliott", PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a member of the faculty at Fielding Graduate University. He is a Founding Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, an international organization that certifies cognitive therapists. He has a part-time private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that specializes in the treatment of anxiety and depression.
"Laura L. Smith", PhD, is a clinical psychologist at the Presbyterian Medical Group, Behavioral
Medicine Outpatient Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She specializes in the assessment
and treatment of both adults and children with depression, anxiety, and other emotional disorders.
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