Understanding emotional problems and their healthy alternatives : the REBT perspective / Windy Dryden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dryden, Windy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rational emotive behavior therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : London : Routledge, 2022.

Biography/History:

Windy Dryden, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and is an international authority on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). He has worked in psychotherapy for over 45 years and is the author and editor of over 250 books.

Summary:

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is an approach to counselling and psychotherapy rooted in the CBT tradition, and one that has a distinctive perspective on emotional problems. Understanding Emotional Problems and their Healthy Alternativesprovides an accurate understanding of the REBT perspective on eight major emotional problems for which help is sought and their healthy alternatives: anxiety and concern depression and sadness shame and disappointment guilt and remorse unhealthy anger and healthy anger hurt and sorrow unhealthy jealousy and healthy jealousy unhealthy envy andhealthy envy. Rather than discussing treatment methods, Windy Dryden encourages the reader tounderstand these problems accuratelyand suggests that doing so will provide a firm foundation for effective treatment. This new edition, updated throughout, reflects the increased interest in helping clients work towards 'healthy negative emotions'. Understanding Emotional Problems and their Healthy Alternatives will be essential reading for therapists, both in training and in practice.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1 Anxiety and Concern

1 Understanding Anxiety

General Points About Anxiety

In Order to Feel Anxious a Person Needs to Think That They Are About to Face a Threat

A General Anxiety-Creating Philosophy (GAP) Underpins General Anxiety

Ingredient 1: A Rigid Attitude

Ingredient 2: An Awfulising Attitude

Ingredient 3: An Unbearability Attitude

Ingredient 4: A Self-Devaluation Attitude

When a Person is Anxious in Specific Situations, They Focus on a Specific Threat and Practise a Specific Version of ...

Focusing on and Going With the Behavioural and Thinking Consequences of Rigid/extreme Attitudes Will Serve to Maintain ...

Behavioural Consequences of Rigid/extreme Attitudes

Thinking Consequences of Rigid/extreme Attitudes

How a Person Adds Anxious Insult to Anxious Injury

Understanding Specific Forms of Anxiety

Anxiety About Losing Self-Control

Anxiety About Uncertainty

Health Anxiety

Social Anxiety

Panic Attacks

A View of the World Founded on Anxiety- Creating Rigid/extreme Attitudes Renders a Person Particularly Vulnerable to …

Notes

Further Reading

2 Understanding Concern

General Points About Concern

In Order to Feel Concern a Person Needs to Think That They Are About to Face a Threat

A General Concern-Related Philosophy (GCP) Underpins General Concern

Ingredient 1: A Flexible Attitude

Ingredient 2: A Non-Awfulising Attitude

Ingredient 3: A Bearability Attitude

Ingredient 4: An Unconditional Self-Acceptance Attitude

When a Person Experiences Concern in Specific Situations, They Focus on a Specific Threat and Practise a Specific Version …

Focusing on and Going With the Behavioural and Thinking Consequences of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes Will Serve to ….

Behavioural Consequences of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes

Thinking Consequences of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes

Understanding Specific Forms of Concern

Concern About Losing Self-Control: The Healthy Alternative to Anxiety About Losing Self-Control

Concern About Uncertainty: The Healthy Alternative to Anxiety About Uncertainty

Health Concern: The Healthy Alternative to Health Anxiety

Social Concern: The Healthy Alternative to Social Anxiety

Concern About the Bodily Symptoms of Anxiety: The Healthy Alternative to Panic Attacks

A View of the World Founded on Concern-Related Flexible/Non-Extreme Attitudes Helps to Protect a Person Against Anxiety

Part 2 Depression and Sadness

3 Understanding Depression

Sociotropic Depression

The Role of General Rigid/extreme Attitudes in Sociotropic Depression

Focusing on Sociotropic Loss

Bringing a Specific Rigid/extreme Attitude to a Specific Sociotropic Loss

The Effects of Rigid/extreme Attitudes Towards Sociotropic Loss on Behaviour

The Effects of Rigid/extreme Attitudes Towards Sociotropic Loss on Subsequent Thinking

Bringing Rigid/extreme Attitudes to Subsequent Thinking

Metaphors and Images in Sociotropic Depression

Autonomous Depression

The Role of General Rigid/extreme Attitudes in Autonomous Depression

Focusing on Autonomous Loss

Bringing a Specific Rigid/extreme Attitude to a Specific Autonomous Loss

The Effects of Rigid/extreme Attitudes Towards Autonomous Loss on Behaviour

The Effects of Rigid/extreme Attitudes Towards Autonomous Loss on Subsequent Thinking

Metaphors and Images in Autonomous Depression

How Depression Deepens: The Interaction of Sociotropic and Autonomous Depression.

How a Person Can Make Themself Autonomously Depressed After They Have Made Themself Sociotropically Depressed

How a Person Can Make Themself Sociotropically Depressed After They Have Made Themself Autonomously Depressed

Self- and Other-Pity

Self-pity

Other-pity

Depression About Depression

How a Person Can Depress Themself About the Physical Aspects of Depression

Self-devaluation About Depression

People Develop and Rehearse a View of the World Founded on Depression-Based Rigid/extreme Attitudes

Preparing the Ground for Depression

Note

4 Understanding Sadness

Sociotropic Sadness

The Role of General Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes in Sociotropic Sadness

Focusing on Sociotropic Loss Only When It Has Occurred

Bringing a Specific Flexible/non-Extreme Attitude to a Specific Sociotropic Loss

The Effects of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes Towards Sociotropic Loss on Behaviour

The Effects of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes Towards Sociotropic Loss on Subsequent Thinking

Metaphors and Images in Sociotropic Sadness

Autonomous Sadness

The Role of General Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes in Autonomous Sadness

Bringing a Specific Flexible/non-Extreme Attitude to a Specific Autonomous Loss

The Effects of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes Towards Autonomous Loss on Behaviour

The Effects of Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes Towards Autonomous Loss on Subsequent Thinking

Metaphors and Images in Autonomous Sadness

Plight Pity

Plight Pity Without Self-Pity

Plight Pity Without Other-Pity

Sadness About Depression

How a Person Can Feel Sad But Not Depressed About the Physical Aspects of Depression

Unconditional Self-Acceptance About Depression.

People Develop and Rehearse a View of the World Founded on Sadness-Related Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes

Maintaining Sadness in the Face of Loss

Part 3 Shame and Disappointment

5 Understanding Shame

The Components of Shame

Inferences in Shame

'I've Fallen Short of My Ideal'

'I've Let Down My Reference Group'

'I've Been Let Down By a Member of My Reference Group'

'Others Are Judging Me Negatively'

The Person Holds and Rehearses Rigid/extreme Attitudes Towards Their Inference

Shame About Falling Short of an Ideal

Shame About Letting Down a Reference Group

Shame About Being Let Down By a Member of a Reference Group

Shame When Being Judged Negatively in a Shame-Related Context

The Major Negative Self-Judgements in Shame

'I Am Defective'

'I Am Insignificant'

'I Am Not Good Enough'

'I Am Weak/pathetic'

'I Am Disgusting'

How a Person Can Make Themself Feel Ashamed By Evaluating Themself According to What Happened to Them

Unconditional Shame

Thinking That Stems From Shame-Based Rigid/extreme Attitudes

Overestimating the 'Shamefulness' of One's Behaviour

Overestimating the Extent to Which Others Will Notice One's 'Shameful' Behaviour

Overestimating the Likelihood That Others Will Regard One's Behaviour as 'Shameful'

Overestimating the Extent to Which Others Will Regard One's Behaviour as 'Shameful'

Overestimating the Length of Time That Others Will Remember One's 'Shameful' Behaviour

Overestimating the Likelihood That Others Will Regard One as 'Shameful'

Overestimating the Extent to Which Others Will Regard One as 'Shameful'

Overestimating the Length of Time That Others Will Regard One as 'Shameful'

Overestimating the Likelihood That Those Observing Will Tell Others About One

Exaggerating What Those Observing Will Tell Others About One.

Exaggerating the Extent to Which Others Will Ridicule One

Exaggerating the Extent to Which Others Will Exclude One

Behaviour That Stems From Shame-Based Rigid/extreme Attitudes

Physically Withdrawing From Others

Looking Away From Others

Isolating Oneself From Others

Denying Responsibility for One's Actions

Concealing Verbally and Physically

Overcompensating for One's Feelings of Shame

People Develop and Rehearse General Shame-Based Rigid/extreme Attitudes

People Develop and Rehearse a View of the World Founded on Shame-Based Rigid/extreme Attitudes

6 Understanding Disappointment

The Components of Disappointment

Inferences in Disappointment

The Person Holds and Rehearses Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes Towards One or More of the Above Inferences

Disappointment About Falling Short of an Ideal

Disappointment About Letting Down a Reference Group

Disappointment About Being Let Down By a Member of a Reference Group

Disappointment When Being Judged Negatively By Others

The Major Attitude Towards Self in Disappointment

When a Person Experiences Disappointment, They Do Not Define Themself According to What Happened to Them

Thinking That Stems From Disappointment-Based Flexible/non-Extreme Attitudes

Being Realistic About the Negativity of One's Behaviour

Being Realistic About the Extent to Which Others Will Notice One's Behaviour

Being Realistic About the Likelihood That Others Will Regard One's Behaviour as 'Highly Negative'

Being Realistic About the Extent to Which Others Will Regard One's Behaviour as 'Highly Negative'

Being Realistic About the Length of Time That Others Will Remember One's 'Negative' Behaviour

Being Realistic About the Likelihood That Others Will Regard One as 'Highly Negative'.

Being Realistic About the Extent to Which Others Will Regard One as 'Highly Negative'.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Dryden, Windy. Understanding emotional problems. Understanding emotional problems and their healthy alternatives.

ISBN:

1-00-320348-5

1-000-46073-8

1-003-20348-5

1-000-46069-X

9781003203483

OCLC:

1273982449