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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459668103321

Autore

Evans Ian M. <1944->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-026068-8

0-19-938085-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/1425

Soggetti

Cognitive therapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; How and Why Thoughts Change; Foundations of Cognitive Psychotherapy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Cogito Ergo Sum; 2. Changing Thoughts in Practice: The Basic Concepts of Cognitive Therapies; 3. Thinking About Thoughts; 4. The "Stream" of Consciousness: Mind-Wandering, Introspection, Rumination, Meditation, and Mindfulness; 5. Distorted Thoughts; 6. How Thoughts Influence Mood and Feelings-or Is It the Other Way Around? ; 7. How Thoughts Lead to Action-and Why They Sometimes Do Not; 8. General Principles of How and Why Thoughts Change

9. Can Cognitive Treatments Be Enhanced? References; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 strategies, it requires encouraging the development of skills for rehearsing new habits of thought, modifying biases in judging and interpreting social and emotional information, and for testing assumptions underlying dysfunctional and negative, distorted thinking. In How and Why Thoughts Change, Dr. Ian Evans