Bouncing Back: Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Coping with loss of ability from injury, illness, pain, or just plain aging can be tough. This book offers practical skills and helpful knowledge to build resilience and improve functioning. Chapters cover:

• Self-Management Skills (how to increase motivation, overcome procrastination, and actually make positive life changes)
• Mood Regulation (how to deal with sadness and reduced self-worth)
• Stress and Anxiety Management
• Anger and Frustration Management
• Relationship Management (how to keep relationships strong when you need more help and replace lost friendships when you can't do what you used to)
• Memory Management (how to still keep track of important things if your brain isn't working quite as well)
• Pain Management (how to deal with chronic pain and still live a good life)

Worksheets and exercises follow almost every section to ensure concepts are understood and practiced. 

Richard Wanlass, PhD, is Chief Psychologist and Clinical Professor in the University of California, Davis, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. For over three decades, he has helped his clients make the same types of adaptations taught in this book. He is also the author of The Neuropsychology Toolkit: Guidelines, Formats, and Language.