Emotion regulation in psychotherapy
Subtitle: a practitioner's guide
By: by Robert L. Leahy, Dennis Tirch, and Lisa A. Napolitano
Contributors: Tirch, Dennis D., 1968-; Napolitano, Lisa A..
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781609184834
Subjects: Psychological Stress; Psychology; Emotions; Psychological Adaptation; Cognitive Therapy; Psychological aspects; Psychotherapy; Cognitive therapy
Description: "Highly practical and accessible, this unique book gives therapists powerful tools for helping patients learn to cope with feared or avoided emotional experiences. The book presents a menu of effective intervention options--including schema modification, stress management, acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, cognitive restructuring, and other techniques--and describes how to select the best ones for particular patients or situations. Provided are sample questions to pose to patients, specific interventions to use, suggested homework assignments, illustrative examples and sample dialogues, and troubleshooting tips. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume is packed with over 65 reproducible handouts and forms"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why is emotion regulation important?; title: Emotional schema therapy; title: Validation; title: Identification and refutation of emotion myths; title: Mindfulness; title: Acceptance and willingness; title: Compassionate mind training; title: Enhancing emotional processing; title: Cognitive restructuring; title: Stress reduction.