How and why people change : foundations of psychological therapy / Ian M. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Ian M., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human beings change constantly; we are in an endless state of flux as we grow, mature, learn, and adapt to a myriad of physical, environmental, social, educational, and cultural influences. Change can be thought of as planful when it is motivated by the desire to be and feel different, such as the change that comes about as a result of deliberate intervention, usually initiated by a troubled individual and aided by another, typically a professional. In How and Why People Change Dr. Ian M. Evans revisits many of the fundamental principles of behavior change in order to deconstruct what it is we

Contents:

Setting the scene: why we need a theory for change

What is therapeutic change?

Motivation to change

Individual differences in ability to change: personality and context

Conditioning: changing the meaning and value of events

Contingencies: therapy is learning and unlearning

Response relationships: the dynamics of behavioral regulation

Cognition: changing thoughts and fantasies

Self-influence

Social mediators and the therapeutic relationship

Culture as behavior change

Conclusions: how and why people can change and be changed.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-023027-4

0-19-991728-0

OCLC:

861559234