DBT Workbook For Dummies - Gillian Galen, Blaise Aguirre

DBT Workbook For Dummies

Buch | Softcover
336 Seiten
2024
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-394-26308-0 (ISBN)
26,15 inkl. MwSt
An effective skills-building resource for achieving real change with dialectical behavior therapy

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the type of talk therapy with the most evidence-base for people who experience painful swings in emotions and volatile relationships. It is most commonly applied in the treatment borderline personality disorder who also experience suicidal thinking and behaviors and in recent years, therapists use it for other mental health conditions as well.

With DBT, you can learn to regulate your emotions, tolerate distressing situations, improve your relationships, and apply mindfulness in your daily life. »DBT Workbook For Dummies« puts healing in your hands, giving you step-by-step exercises for learning these concepts and putting them to work. Great for patients, family members, and clinicians, this book is an essential resource for understanding emotions and behavior and then learning how to handle uncertainty when emotions and relationships are in flux. These clear and practical explanations and activities make it easy to move toward a new you.

  • Learn the basic concepts of dialectical behavior therapy and apply them in your life
  • Become more resilient by using coping skills that will help you achieve your goals
  • Work through hands-on exercises that will help you navigate relationships, increase self-awareness, and overcome the impact of strong and painful emotions
  • Manage mental health issues arising from intense emotions, poor self-esteem, and stressful situations

Great on its own or paired with »DBT For Dummies«, this book will help patients, their family members, and DBT therapists in the search for concrete actions that promote thriving in the long term.

Gillian Galen, PsyD, is an instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in the treatment of adolescents and their families using DBT. Blaise Aguirre, MD, specializes in DBT and other treatments. He is the founding medical director of the 3East DBT continuum of care at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital.

Foreword xi

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with DIY DBT 5

Chapter 1: Beginning Your DBT Journey 7

Chapter 2: Digging into the Benefits of DBT 27

Part 2: Preparing Yourself for Skillful Living 41

Chapter 3: Setting a Commitment to DBT 43

Chapter 4: Being Intentional 69

Chapter 5: The Principles of Behavior 95

Part 3: Practicing DBT 107

Chapter 6: Mindfulness 109

Chapter 7: Emotion Regulation 133

Chapter 8: Interpersonal Effectiveness 153

Chapter 9: Distress Tolerance 179

Chapter 10: Walking the Middle Path 203

Chapter 11: Digging into Dialectics 221

Part 4: It Doesn’t End Here: Living a DBT Lifestyle 243

Chapter 12: Living a Life without Mood-Dependent Behaviors 245

Chapter 13: Focusing on Future Self 259

Part 5: The Part of Tens 283

Chapter 14: Ten Tips for a Skillful Life 285

Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Overcome Obstacles 297

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Self-Validate 301

Index 309

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Hoboken
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 544 g
Einbandart kartoniert
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Schlagworte Dialektisch Behaviorale Therapie
ISBN-10 1-394-26308-2 / 1394263082
ISBN-13 978-1-394-26308-0 / 9781394263080
Zustand Neuware
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