You Can Change How You Feel

Author : Richard J. Davidson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101560570

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The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard J. Davidson Pdf

This longawaited book by a pioneer in brain research offers a new model of our emotions- their origins, their power, and their malleability. For more than thirty years, Richard Davidson has been at the forefront of brain research. Now he gives us an entirely new model for understanding our emotions, as well as practical strategies we can use to change them. Davidson has discovered that personality is composed of six basic emotional "styles," including resilience, self-awareness, and attention. Our emotional fingerprint results from where on the continuum of each style we fall. He explains the brain chemistry that underlies each style in order to give us a new model of the emotional brain, one that will even go so far as to affect the way we treat conditions like autism and depression. And, finally, he provides strategies we can use to change our own brains and emotions-if that is what we want to do. Written with bestselling author Sharon Begley, this original and exciting book gives us a new and useful way to look at ourselves, develop a sense of well-being, and live more meaningful lives.

Author : Dennis Greenberger,Christine A. Padesky
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781462522934

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Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger,Christine A. Padesky Pdf

Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress--and feel happier, calmer, and more confident. This life-changing book has already helped more than 1,200,000 readers use cognitive-behavioral therapy--one of today's most effective forms of psychotherapy--to conquer depression, anxiety, panic attacks, anger, guilt, shame, low self-esteem, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship problems. Revised and expanded to reflect significant scientific developments of the past 20 years, the second edition contains numerous new features: expanded content on anxiety; chapters on setting personal goals and maintaining progress; happiness rating scales; gratitude journals; innovative exercises focused on mindfulness, acceptance, and forgiveness; 25 new worksheets; and much more. Mind Over Mood will help you:*Learn proven, powerful, practical strategies to transform your life.*Follow step-by-step plans to overcome depression, anxiety, anger, guilt, and shame.*Set doable personal goals and track your progress (you can photocopy the worksheets from the book or download and print additional copies).*Practice your new skills until they become second nature. Cited as “The Most Influential Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Publication” by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and included in the UK National Health Service Bibliotherapy Program. Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category See also the Spanish-language edition: El control de tu estado de ánimo, Segunda edición. Plus, mental health professionals, see also The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood, Second Edition.

Author : Gerald Kranzler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781532668333

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You Can Change How You Feel by Gerald Kranzler Pdf

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them. -Epictetus Do you often feel stuck up to your axle in problems? Do you feel anxious, depressed, guilty, or angry much of the time? Perhaps you can benefit from reading this book. Materials in this book were drawn from the theory and practice of rational-emotive therapy (RET). RET teaches that feelings of anger, depressions, guilt, and anxiety are caused directly by crooked thinking, and that you can learn to live a non self-defeating life if you re-educate yourself emotionally. If you learn how to challenge and contradict your irrational beliefs, and adopt a more rational philosophy instead, then you can change how you feel. The author, Gerald D. (Jerry) Kranzler, was a teacher in the Counseling Department at the University of Oregon. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of North Dakota in 1964, and taught at Indiana University for four years before moving to Oregon. He worked as a counselor and teacher in public schools, and has written numerous articles and chapters for professional journals and books.

Author : David D. Burns, M.D.
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780062136497

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Feeling Good by David D. Burns, M.D. Pdf

National Bestseller – Over five million copies sold worldwide! From renowned psychiatrist Dr. David D. Burns, the revolutionary volume that popularized Dr. Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and has helped millions combat feelings of depression and develop greater self-esteem. Anxiety and depression are the most common mental illnesses in the world, affecting 18% of the U.S. population every year. But for many, the path to recovery seems daunting, endless, or completely out of reach. The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be alleviated. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life, enabling you to: Nip negative feelings in the bud Recognize what causes your mood swings Deal with guilt Handle hostility and criticism Overcome addiction to love and approval Build self-esteem Feel good everyday This groundbreaking, life-changing book has helped millions overcome negative thoughts and discover joy in their daily lives. You owe it to yourself to FEEL GOOD! "I would personally evaluate David Burns' Feeling Good as one of the most significant books to come out of the last third of the Twentieth Century." ?– Dr. David F. Maas, Professor of English, Ambassador University

Author : Martin E. P. Seligman,Karen Reivich,Lisa Jaycox,Jane Gillham
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780547416533

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The Optimistic Child by Martin E. P. Seligman,Karen Reivich,Lisa Jaycox,Jane Gillham Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Martin E. P. Seligman's The Optimistic Child is "the first major work to provide an effective program for preventing depression in childhood — and probably later in life" (Aaron T. Beck, author of Love is Never Enough). The epidemic of depression in America strikes 30% of all children. Now Martin E. P. Seligman, the bestselling author of Learned Optimism, and his colleagues offer parents and educators a program clinically proven to cut that risk in half. With this startling research, parents can teach children to apply optimism skills that can curb depression, boost school performance, and improve physical health. These skills provide children with the resilience they need to approach the teenage years and adulthood with confidence. For more than thirty years the self-esteem movement has infiltrated American homes and classrooms with the credo that supplying positive feedback, regardless of the quality of performance, will make children feel better about themselves. But in this era of raising our children to feel good, the hard truth is that they have never been more depressed. As Dr. Seligman writes in this provocative new book, "Teaching optimism is more than, I realized, than just correcting pessimism...It is the creation of a positive strength, a sunny but solid future-mindedness that can be deployed throughout life — not only to fight depression and come back from failure, but also to be the foundation of success and vitality."

Author : Craig Groeschel
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310362739

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Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel Pdf

MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD! Are your thoughts out of control--just like your life? Do you long to break free from the spiral of destructive thinking? Let God's truth become your battle plan to win the war in your mind! We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. Winning the War in Your Mind will help you: Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it Identify the lies your enemy wants you to believe Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for destructive thinking See how prayer and praise will transform your mind Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.

Author : Jonice Webb
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781614482420

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Running on Empty by Jonice Webb Pdf

A large segment of the population struggles with feelings of being detached from themselves and their loved ones. They feel flawed, and blame themselves. Running on Empty will help them realize that they're suffering not because of something that happened to them in childhood, but because of something that didn't happen. It's the white space in their family picture, the background rather than the foreground. This will be the first self-help book to bring this invisible force to light, educate people about it, and teach them how to overcome it.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Olayinka Joseph
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0970023634

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Wind Of Change In The Air - Can't You Feel It? by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dr. Paul Napper,Anthony Rao, Ph. D.
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781250213495

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The Power of Agency by Dr. Paul Napper,Anthony Rao, Ph. D. Pdf

Introducing The Power of Agency, a science-backed approach to living life on your own terms. Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself—reflecting, making creative choices, and constructing a meaningful life. Grounded in extensive psychological research, The Power of Agency gives you the tools to help alleviate anxiety, manage competing demands and help you live your version of success. Renowned psychology experts Paul Napper and Anthony Rao will help you break through your state of overwhelm by showing you how to access your personal agency with seven empowering principles: control stimuli, associate selectively, move, position yourself as a learner, manage your emotions and beliefs, check your intuition, deliberate and then act. Featuring stories of people who have successfully applied these principles to improve their lives, The Power of Agency will give you the insights and skills to build your confidence, conquer challenges, and live more authentically.

Author : Gwendoline Smith
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781760870546

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The Book of Knowing by Gwendoline Smith Pdf

'This book has given our daughter life's most essential skill: the ability to notice and manage her thoughts. This skill has fundamentally changed her present and her future. We will be forever grateful.' Scarlett's mum Written in an accessible and humorous style, this book teaches you to know what's going on in your mind and how to get your feelings under control. It'll help you adapt and feel better about your place in the world. Psychologist Gwendoline Smith uses her broad scientific knowledge and experience to explain in clear and simple language what's happening when you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious and confused.

Author : DiAnn Gilbertson
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798476467465

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101 Essays by DiAnn Gilbertson Pdf

In her second compilation of published writing, Brianna Wiest explores pursuing purpose over passion, embracing negative thinking, seeing the wisdom in daily routine, and becoming aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. This book contains never before seen pieces as well as some of Brianna's most popular essays, all of which just might leave you thinking: this idea changed my life.

Author : Justin Collinge
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781445241470

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Knowing You, Knowing Them by Justin Collinge Pdf

A practical workbook explaining why people react the way they do. Ever wondered why you get on with some and not others? This will book explain why. It will also show you how to get the best out of yourself and those you work with.

Author : David E. McCauley
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781514482940

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Addiction to Recovery by David E. McCauley Pdf

This book, Addiction to Recovery: Unlocking Your Potential, is an accumulation of existential realization, many resources, years of recovery, education, insights, and years working in the field of addiction, with all adepts in the goal of personal transformation from addiction to recovery. This is an integrative approach to living in wellness of recovery. I vacated my own mind through deep personal process, my own form of meditation, and this book came about. My hope is this book unlocks the potential that advances new insight into the recovery process for each individual by reframing the process in such a way that the right interpretation by the reader will help recovery click into place. What we need to celebrate in recovery is the self-discovery of the individual. I offer my carefully considered overviews and assessments on the best-known treatments (theories) connected to recovery. I have provided a new outlook as a guide for the unwary who had failed at recovery in the past and those just coming into recovery for the first time. I count myself among the autodidacts, the self-taught perpetual student fueled by a passion for new answers and a sense of mission.

Author : Christine A. Padesky,Dennis Greenberger
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462542574

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Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood, Second Edition by Christine A. Padesky,Dennis Greenberger Pdf

This authoritative guide has been completely revised and expanded with over 90% new material in a new step-by-step format. It details how, when, and why therapists can make best use of each chapter in Mind Over Mood, Second Edition (MOM2), in individual, couple, and group therapy. Christine A. Padesky's extensive experience as a CBT innovator, clinician, teacher, and consultant is reflected in 100+ pages of compelling therapist–client dialogues that vividly illustrate core CBT interventions and management of challenging dilemmas. Fully updated, the book offers research-based guidance on the use of MOM2 to treat anxiety disorders, depression, anger, guilt, shame, relationship problems, and personality disorders. Invaluable therapy tips, real-life scenarios, and troubleshooting guides in each chapter make this the essential MOM2 companion for novice and experienced therapists alike. Reproducible Reading Guides show how to sequence MOM2 chapters to target specific moods. First edition title: Clinician’s Guide to Mind Over Mood. New to This Edition *Detailed instructions on how, when, and why to use each of MOM2’s 60 worksheets. *Expanded coverage illustrating effective use of thought records, behavioral experiments, and imagery. *Shows how to flexibly tailor MOM2 to address particular anxiety disorders, using distinct principles and protocols. *Incorporates evidence-based practices from positive psychology, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment therapy. *Updated practice guidelines throughout, based on current clinical research. *More content on using MOM2 for therapist self-study and in training programs and classrooms. *Free supplemental videos on the author's YouTube channel provide additional clinical tips and discuss issues in practicing, teaching, and learning CBT. See also Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think.

Author : Bessel A. Van der Kolk
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780143127741

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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk Pdf

Originally published by Viking Penguin, 2014.