How and why thoughts change : foundations of cognitive psychotherapy

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

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 strateg...

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Main Author: Evans, Ian M., 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Cognitive therapy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: cogito ergo sum
  • Changing thoughts in practice: the basic concepts of cognitive therapies
  • Thinking about thoughts
  • The stream of consciousness: mind-wandering, introspection, rumination
  • Meditation, and mindfulness
  • Distorted thoughts
  • How thoughts influence mood and feelings or is it the other way around?
  • How thoughts lead to action and why they sometimes do not
  • General principles of how and why thoughts change
  • Can cognitive treatments be enhanced?

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