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The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens : Simple CBT Skills to Help You Conquer Fear and Self-Doubt and Take Steps Toward What Really Matters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alvord, Mary Karapetian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adolescent psychology.
- Cognitive therapy for teenagers.
- Teenagers Mental health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland : New Harbinger Publications, 2023.
- Summary:
- Building on the success of Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens (ISBN: 978-1626258891), teen mental health experts Mary Karapetian Alvord and Anne McGrath present The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens--an evidence-based guide to help teen readers address the unhelpful behaviors that stand in the way of reaching their goals. Whether teens struggle with worry, insecurity, perfectionism, depression, or a lack of motivation, this book offers concrete cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies to help teens take small, doable "action steps" toward positive behavior change.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Are You Living Your Life on the Sidelines?
- 1. which of these thinking habits keep you from taking action?
- 2. see how behavior is linked to thoughts and mood
- 3. tell your own story
- Chapter 2: Your Goal
- 4. proactive or passive?
- 5. find your power
- 6. create a storyboard to visualize your own change
- Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Act
- 7. what do you value?
- 8. motivate yourself!
- 9. translate your values into an action plan
- Chapter 4: Get Set
- 10. practice getting comfortable with discomfort
- 11. reward yourself for your effort
- 12. break through the barriers
- 13. try it yourself
- Chapter 5: When You Worry
- 14. manage your off-target worries
- 15. tame your physical sensations
- 16. stay in the moment
- Chapter 6: Paralyzing Perfectionism
- 17. go for excellence, not perfection
- 18. practice imperfection: create your own action plan
- 19. try some self-compassion
- Chapter 7: Is Social Anxiety Limiting Your Happiness?
- 20. examine your thoughts
- 21. build your social exposure staircase
- 22. use your imagination
- Chapter 8: Fighting the Urge to Withdraw When You're Sad or Depressed
- 23. recognize distorted thinking
- 24. build a support team
- 25. plot out your behavioral activation plan
- Chapter 9: Understanding the Difference Between Action and Harmful Reaction
- 26. turn harmful actions into healthy, helpful actions
- 27. calm down with progressive muscle relaxation
- 28. write your narrative
- Chapter 10: Seventeen Tools for Your Action-Mindset Toolkit
- 29. assemble your toolkit
- 30. tell your success story
- Acknowledgments
- Resources
- References
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Alvord, Mary Karapetian The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens
- ISBN:
- 9781648480478
- 1648480470
- OCLC:
- 1390560541
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