Previous edition issued in print: 2003.

I. Beginning Cognitive Therapy 1. Introduction II. Techniques 2. Eliciting Thoughts 3. Evaluating and Testing Thoughts 4. Evaluating Assumptions and Rules 5. Examining Information-Processing and Logical Errors 6. Modifying Decision Making 7. Responding to and Evaluating Intrusive Thoughts 8. Modifying Worry and Rumination 9. Putting Things in Perspective 10. Identifying and Modifying Schemas 11. Emotion Regulation Techniques III. Specific Applications 12. Examining and Challenging Cognitive Distortions 13. Modifying Need for Approval 14. Challenging Self-Criticism 15. Managing Anger 16. Concluding Comments References Index

This indispensable book has given many tens of thousands of practitioners a wealth of evidence-based tools for maximizing the power of cognitive therapy and tailoring it to individual clients. Leading authority Robert L. Leahy describes ways to help clients identify and modify problematic thoughts, core beliefs, and patterns of worry, self-criticism, and approval-seeking; evaluate personal schemas; cope with painful emotions; and take action to achieve their goals. Each technique includes vivid case examples and sample dialogues. Featuring 123 reproducible forms, the book has a large-size format for easy photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Numerous additional techniques and reproducible tools, including 48 new or revised forms. *Chapters on decision-making problems, intrusive thoughts, and anger management issues. *Incorporates the latest theory and research as well as cutting-edge techniques drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), behavioral activation, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), emotional schema therapy, and the metacognitive model. *Significantly revised chapters on emotion regulation and worries. *Filled-out examples for many of the forms.

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