The Little Book of Thinking Errors: A Self-help Guide to Changing Unhelpful Thoughts - Couverture souple

O'Doherty, Kevin Michael

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ISBN 10 : 0956264107 ISBN 13 : 9780956264107

Editeur : Cognitive Therapy books, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Have you ever found yourself feeling sad about what happened yesterday? Or worrying about what may happen tomorrow? Do you sometimes notice a whole range of disturbing thoughts going round and around in your mind? It was the psychiatrist Aaron Beck in the 1960 s who first coined the term thinking errors to describe some of the mistakes we can sometimes make in our thinking, which can play a part in emotional distress. Beck found a close relationship between these thinking errors and depression. Since then, a great deal of research has taken place, confirming the link between the way we think and how we feel. For Cognitive Behaviour Therapists, helping you to review and amend unhelpful thinking is viewed as being of central importance in the alleviation of emotional distress. Thus, when you begin to work with a CBT therapist, they will help you to develop a deeper understanding of your thought processes, with a view to replacing the unhelpful thoughts, with more constructive and realistic views, that are more conducive to psychological health and wellbeing. This book lists and describes many of the thinking errors that can play a part in psychological distress and unhappiness. Each thinking error is described using fictitious examples and lots of useful suggestions for challenging the thinking errors are outlined. In this handy sized book, the Author, Psychologist and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist Kevin O Doherty, describes a range of thinking errors that can lead to emotional distress and unhappiness. After describing each of the thinking errors, the book goes on to give useful, easy to follow tips on how you can begin to think in a more helpful, constructive and compassionate way. The Little Book of Thinking Errors is suitable for anyone who is interested in better understanding the link between what they think and how they feel. The book is an absolute must for: Trainee Therapists Practising Therapists and Mental Health Professionals Therapists Providing Group CBT People undergoing CBT Therapy

Biographie de l'auteur

I began my academic career as a psychology lecturer and moved on to become a health psychologist and cognitive behaviour therapist. At the time of going to print, I am a training manager for a national mental health charity based in Central London, supporting people with enduring mental health issues into education and training. I also have a private CBT practice in Central London, where I continue to see clients on a regular basis. I decided to write the Little Book of Thinking Errors for very practical reasons. There was no other small, compact and easy to use book that summarised most of the thinking errors that came up in my clinical practice. I wanted to design the book in such a way that it could be used primarily by clients, and people who merely had an interest in the way our thoughts help to shape our feelings. But also, the intention was for the book to be useful to practicing therapists and other health and social care professionals. On a personal level, I have certainly found that in the process of writing this book, I am much more aware of how important it is to increase awareness of our thinking errors, and of the range of techniques we can use to replace unhelpful thoughts, thus helping to minimise psychological distress. I very much hope that you will find this book an easy to use, valuable resource. Feedback is always welcomed. Please visit the website below. Thank you very much for your purchase.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cognitive Therapy books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0956264107
• ISBN 13: 9780956264107
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible