How and why thoughts change : foundations of cognitive pyschotherapy / Ian M. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Ian M., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cognitive therapy, a core approach within a collection of psychotherapeutic techniques known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), is fundamentally about changing peoples' thoughts-helping them overcome difficulties by recognizing and changing dysfunctional thinking styles. Among other strategies, it requires encouraging the development of skills for rehearsing new habits of thought, modifying biases in judging and interpreting social and emotional information, and for testing assumptions underlying dysfunctional and negative, distorted thinking. In How and Why Thoughts Change, Dr. Ian Evans

Contents:

Cover; How and Why Thoughts Change; Foundations of Cognitive Psychotherapy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Cogito Ergo Sum; 2. Changing Thoughts in Practice: The Basic Concepts of Cognitive Therapies; 3. Thinking About Thoughts; 4. The "Stream" of Consciousness: Mind-Wandering, Introspection, Rumination, Meditation, and Mindfulness; 5. Distorted Thoughts; 6. How Thoughts Influence Mood and Feelings-or Is It the Other Way Around? ; 7. How Thoughts Lead to Action-and Why They Sometimes Do Not; 8. General Principles of How and Why Thoughts Change

9. Can Cognitive Treatments Be Enhanced? References; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-026068-8

0-19-938085-6

OCLC:

899942361