Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond - Hardcover

Judith S. Beck

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Synopsis

Written in a clear, step-by-step style, this ideal teaching text makes cognitive therapy immediately accessible to students as well as to professionals new to cognitive therapy. The author uses a single case example to demonstrate how to conceptualize patients according to the cognitive model, plan treatment, conduct an initial session, structure therapy within and across sessions, incorporate homework, and use cognitive and behavioral techniques. Instructors will appreciate the book's emphasis on formulating cases, making decisions within therapy sessions, diagnosing problems in therapy, and using advanced techniques to modify core beliefs and underlying assumptions. Transcripts in every chapter richly illustrate the narrative.

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About the Author

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., is Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research in suburban Philadelphia, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been invloved in training cognitive therapists for the past 10 years. In addition to supervising intramural and extramural supervisees, she is an acclaimed speaker and has presented numerous workshops nationally and internationally on cognitive therapy for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and panic disorders, personality disorders, relapse prevention, and couples problems.

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Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Cognitive Conceptualization
3. Structure of the First Therapy Session
4. Session Two and Beyond: Structure and Format
5. Problems with Structuring the Therapy Session
6. Identifying Automatic Thoughts
7. Identifying Emotions
8. Evaluating Automatic Thoughts
9. Responding to Automatic Thoughts
10. Identifying and Modifying Intermediate Beliefs
11. Core Beliefs
12. Additional Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques
13. Imagery
14. Homework
15. Termination and Relapse Prevention
16. Treatment Planning
17. Problems in Therapy
18. Progressing as a Cognitive Therapist
Appendix A. Case Summary Worksheet
Appendix B. A Basic Cognitive Therapy Reading List for Therapists
Appendix C. Cognitive Therapy Reading List for Patients (and Therapists)
Appendix D. Cognitive Therapy Resources
References
Index

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