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Informationen zum Autor Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger. His books combined have sold more than two million copies. In private practice, he specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety, anger, and depression. Matthew McKay lives in Berkeley, CA. Klappentext Trade paperback. 4th edition offering step-by-step help for regulating stress! anxiety! depression and difficult emotions. One of New Harbinger's bestselling books this revised and updated edition offers step-by-step help for regulating stress, anxiety, depression, and difficult emotions. Zusammenfassung The self-help classic Thoughts and Feelings adapts CBT techniques into a powerful program that has benefitted thousands of readers by helping them overcome the emotional and behavioral challenges of everyday life. This workbook shows readers how they can identify and change the irrational recurring thoughts that can lead to anxiety, anger, depression, and obsessive thinking by replacing these negative thoughts with new, constructive thoughts and behaviors. Readers discover how to distance themselves from unproductive negative thoughts and learn to identify their core values so they can use these values as a road map to emotional stability and life satisfaction. This revised edition includes the latest statistics and research on depression, anxiety and panic, OCD, anger problems, stress and phobias. It also offers new cognitive defusion and values-based behavioural activation techniques drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
