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Madness Explained: Psychosis And Human Nature

Aaron T. Beck; Richard P. Bentall

Shattering the myths that surround madness, this text shows that there is no reassuring dividing line between mental health and mental illness. Severe mental disorders can not be reduced to brain chemistry, but must be understood psychologically, as part of normal behaviour and human nature.

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Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders

Aaron T. Beck; Arthur Freeman; Denise D. Davis

This landmark work was the first to present a cognitive framework for understanding and treating personality disorders. Now Aaron T. Beck and his distinguished team of coauthors present an extensively rewritten and updated second edition, integrating over a decade's worth of tremendous advances in theory and practice. Part I lays out the conceptual, empirical, and clinical foundations of effective work with this highly challenging population. Cognitive aspects of Axis II disorders are reviewed and general treatment principles delineated, with new chapters covering assessment procedures and issues in the therapeutic relationship. Part II details the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy for each of the specific disorders. Restructured to follow a consistent format, chapters review the current clinical literature; guide the therapist through diagnosis and case conceptualization; and demonstrate the nuts and bolts of cognitive intervention. Richly illustrated with expanded case material, the second edition also includes a wealth of new information on therapeutic impasses and how to overcome them.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1990

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Prisioneros Del Odio: Las Bases De La Ira, La Hostilidad Y La Violencia

Aaron T. Beck

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Beck Youth Inventory Starter Kit

Aaron T. Beck; John Jolly

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Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse

Aaron T. Beck; Fred D. Wright; Cory F. Newman; Bruce S. Liese

Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse was written in response to the ever-growing need to formulate and test cost-effective treatments for substance abuse disorders. Representing a major advance for meeting this pressing need, cognitive therapy offers a well-documented and demonstrably efficacious psychosocial treatment model. Emanating from the research and practical experience of Aaron T. Beck and his colleagues, this book demonstrates how cognitive therapy can be easily replicated by therapists and counselors alike. Comprehensive and accessible, this volume clearly details the cognitive model of substance abuse, the specifics of case formulation, management of the therapeutic relationship, and the structure of the therapy sessions. It discusses how to educate patients in the treatment model and manage their cravings for drugs and alcohol. Specific cognitive and behavioral strategies and techniques are described in detail, as is the management of acute crises and chronic problems in patients' lives. Methods for understanding and working with such patients who present concomitant problems of depression, anxiety low frustration tolerance, anger, and personality disorders are spelled out in detail. Chapters also address such significant topics as managing relapse and strategies for relapse prevention. Unlike the many works that focus on theory and epidemiology, this volume concentrates on clinical procedures in a way that is both teachable and testable. An ideal treatment manual that can be utilized independently, or in conjunction with psychopharmacological or 12-step programs, Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse will be valued by all mental health practitioners who work with substanceabusers, regardless of their orientation or the extent of their previous experience with either cognitive therapy or substance abuse.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2001

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Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach

Aaron T. Beck; Robert L. Leahy; American Psychological Association; Noreen Reilly Harrington; Laszlo Gyulai

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Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence

Aaron T. Beck

World-renowned psychiatrist Dr.Aaron T. Beck, widely hailed as the father of cognitive therapy, presents a revolutionary and eye-opening look at destructive behavoir in Prisoners of Hate.  He applied his established principles on the relationships bewteen thinking processes and the emotional and behavioral  expressions to the dark side of humanity.  In fascinating detail, he demonstrates that basic components of destructive behavoir-domestic abuse, bigotry, genocide, and war-share common patterns with everyday frustrations in our lives.  A book that will radically alter our thinking on violence in all its forms, Prisoners of Hate, provides a solid framework for remedying these crucial problems.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1999

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Love Games: How to Deepen Communication, Resolve Conflict, and Discover Who Your Partner Really Is

Aaron T. Beck; Harville Hendrix; Jean Houston; Jack Kornfield; Nathaniel Branden; Herbert Benson; Susan Page; Margo Anand; Sharon Salzberg; Thich Nhat Hanh

Through games, we discover--young and old--how to get along with others: in school, in the workplace, and at home. In LOVE GAMES Mark Robert Waldan reminds us how deeply rewarding and entertaining game playing can be.Included here are more than one hundred ways to develop intimacy, improve communication, resolve conflicts, and enhance sexual and recreational activities. Whether played with a partner, a family member, a friend, or even alone, these games range from the serious--learn encounter in five minutes or less--to the outrageously fun--explore personal values and sexual taboos by creating an erotic fantasy with a seductive alien creature.

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Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression

Aaron T. Beck; David A. Clark; Brad A. Alford

Based on decades of theory, research, and practice, this seminal book presents a detailed and comprehensive review, evaluation, and integration of the scientific and empirical research relevant to Aaron T. Beck's cognitive theory and therapy of depression. Since its emergence in the early 1960s, Beck's cognitive perspective has become one of the most influential and well-researched psychological theories of depression. Over 900 scientific and scholarly references are contained in the present volume, providing the most current and exhaustive evaluation of the scientific status of the cognitive theory of depression.

Though the application of cognitive therapy has been well documented in the publication of treatment manuals, the cognitive theory of depression has not been presented in a unified manner until the publication of this book. Coauthored by the father of cognitive therapy, Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression offers the most complete and authoritative account of Beck's theory of depression since the publication of Depression: Causes and Treatment in 1967. Through its elaboration of recent theoretical developments in cognitive theory and its review of contemporary cognitive-clinical research, the book represents the current state of the art in cognitive approaches to depression. As a result of its critical examination of cognitive-clinical research and experimental information processing, the authors offer many insights into the future direction for research on the cognitive basis of depression.

The first half of the book focuses on a presentation of the clinical phenomena of depression and the current version of cognitive theory. After outlining important questions that have been raised with the diagnosis of depression, the book then traces the historical development of Beck's cognitive theory and therapy through the 1960s and '70s. It presents the theoretical assumptions of the model and offers a detailed account of the most current version of the cognitive formulation of depression.

The second half of the book provides an in-depth analysis of the empirical status of the descriptive and vulnerability hypotheses of the cognitive model. Drawing on over three decades of research, the book delves into the scientific basis of numerous hypotheses derived from cognitive theory, including negativity, exclusivity, content specificity, primacy, universality, severity/persistence, selective processing, schema activation, primal processing, stability, diathesis-stress, symptom specificity, and differential treatment responsiveness.

"In 1967 the first detailed description of the cognitive theory of depression was published in Depression: Causes and Treatment by one of us, Aaron T. Beck. The basic concepts of the theory laid out in that volume still provide the foundation for the cognitive model 30 years later. As well the first systematic investigations of the theory described in the 1967 volume contributed to a paradigmatic shift in theory, research, and treatment of depression that resulted in a very vigorous and widespread research initiative on the cognitive basis of depression. The present book is intended to provide a comprehensive and critical update of the developments in cognitive theory and research on depression that have occurred since the initial publication in the 1960s."ýDavid A. Clark, from the Preface.

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The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy

Aaron T. Beck; Brad A. Alford

This volume presents a comprehensive statement of cognitive theory and maps the dynamic evolution of cognitive therapy into a multidimensional approach applicable to an impressive range of problems. The authors also show how cognitive therapy meets the aims and criteria of the current psychotherapy integration movement, incorporating as it does elements of interpersonal, behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1997

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Con El Amor No Basta

Aaron T. Beck

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BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory: Manual

Aaron T. Beck; Robert A. Steer; Gregory K. Brown

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Treating Substance Abuse: A Clinical Demonstration of Cognitive Therapy

Aaron T. Beck; Bruce S. Liese; Fred D. Wright

deal as a basic introduction alone, or as a companion to the book Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse, this audio program clearly demonstrates how cognitive therapy can be effectively used in work with substance abusers. Through recordings of actual client interviews as well as narrated instruction, the techniques and theories developed by Drs. Beck, Wright, Newman, and Liese are brought to life for the listener. The program clearly describes cost-effective clinical procedures that can easily be replicated by therapists and counselors alike. Also included is an overview of the structure of cognitive therapy, a conceptualization and socialization of the patient, discussion of the therapeutic relationship, and cognitive-behavioral techniques and strategies for helping addicted people. With summary comments provided by Dr. Aaron T. Beck, these accessible audio tapes are useful to all mental health practitioners, regardless of their previous levels of experience.

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Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders

Aaron T. Beck

One of the founders of cognitive therapy writes a clear, comprehensive guide to the basis of emotional disturbance and highlights such important concepts as learning the meaning of hidden messages, listening to automatic thoughts, the role of sadness, anger and anxiety, understanding and overcoming phobias and depression, and applying the cognitive system of therapy to specific problems.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1975

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Cognitive Therapy of Depression

Aaron T. Beck; Brian F. Shaw; Gary Emery; Aaron Beck; A. John Rush

This best-selling classic work shows how psychotherapists can effectively treat depressive disorders. Case examples illustrate a wide range of strategies and techniques.

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Other editions: 1992, Hardcover - 1979

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Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective

Aaron T. Beck; Gary Emery; Ruth L. Greenberg

The founder of cognitive therapy and two colleagues apply the basic concepts of cognitive therapy, used successfully for many years in treating depression, to the treatment of anxiety disorders and phobias.

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Other editions: 1985

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Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety and Panic Disorders: 1st Interview Techniques

Aaron T. Beck

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Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy

Aaron T. Beck

"Overflowing with insights, advice and exercises which add up to the solutions that may save a failing marriage or make a good relationship better than ever."--Dennis Wholey

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Other editions: 1989, Hardcover - 1988

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Cognitive Therapy of Depression: Demonstration of an Initial Interview

Aaron T. Beck

This best-selling classic work shows how psychotherapists can effectively treat depressive disorders. Case examples illustrate a wide range of strategies and techniques.

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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

Aaron T. Beck; David D. Burns

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The Diagnosis and Management of Depression

Aaron T. Beck

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Depression: Causes and Treatment

Aaron T. Beck

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