Read more
Zusatztext ...a well-written accompaniment to the workbook, providing the therapist with the latest research and treatment rationale to help develop effective treatment plans for individuals wishing to overcome their specific phobias. Klappentext Written for therapists who treat clients with a variety of specific phobias, including animal, natural environment, situation, blood, injection, injury, and other phobias. Therapists are also taught evidence-based strategies for helping clients to overcome phobias including exposure-based and cognitive techniques for reducing fear. When used in conjunction with the corresponding Workbook, therapists can help clients become active participants as they explore the nature of specific phobias including definitions, prevalence, and causes of phobias. Zusammenfassung Provides information to help your clients ease their anxiety and conquer their fears. Whether they are afraid of dentists, dogs, or driving, this book helps you teach them the necessary skills to overcome their phobia in as little as a few weeks. The strategies outlined include exposure exercises and cognitive restructuring techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introductory Information for Therapists Introduction to Specific Phobias and their Treatment 2: Specific Phobias: Phenomenology 3: How Do Phobias Develop? 4: Learning about your Specific Phobia General Principles of Treatment for Specific Phobias 5: Developing a Treatment Plan 6: Changing Thoughts 7: Preparing for Exposure 8: Specifics of Exposure Strategies and Ideas for Various Specific Phobias 9: General Issues Relating to Chapters 8 Through 14 of the Workbook 10: Overcoming Phobias of Blood, Needles, Doctors, and Dentists 11: Overcoming Claustrophobia 12: Overcoming Animal and Insect Phobias 13: Overcoming Height Phobias 14: Overcoming Driving Phobias 15: Overcoming Flying Phobias 16: Overcoming Phobias of Storms, Water, Choking, and Vomiting ...
