Perfectionism can be defined as a tendency to set standards that are unreasonably high, and to measure an individual's worth in terms of their ability to meet these standards. This title demonstrates an approach to working with clients wrestling with issues surrounding maladaptive perfectionism.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy With Donald Meichenbaum is a demonstration of arguably the most frequently used therapeutic approach by one of its cofounders. Dr. Donald Meichenbaum uses cognitive-behavioral therapy with a constructive-narrative perspective in which he looks at the stories clients tell about themselves and considers ways that the ......
Provides a framework for individualized assessment and treatment of bipolar disorder. This book addresses the complexities of working with individuals with varying histories and clinical presentations, including those who have been diagnosed, those who are symptomatically stable, and those who struggle day to day to achieve symptom remission.
This clinically wise and pragmatic book presents a systematic approach for treating any form of childhood anxiety using proven exposure-based techniques. What makes this rigorously tested modular treatment unique is that it is explicitly designed with flexibility and individualization in mind. Developed in a real-world, highly diverse community ......
Integrating cultural influences into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this book describes the application of CBT with people of diverse cultures and discusses how therapists can refine CBT to increase its effectiveness with clients of many cultures. It examines the characteristics of some of the most common cultural groups in the United States.
Updated and expanded for greater utility, this new edition of a well-received work is significantly revised and restructured to reflect major developments in the field. Comprehensive and clinically relevant, it focuses on empirically supported, state-of-the-art trauma treatments. Twelve of the 17 chapters are new, and the rest are extensively ......
Restructured to be even more useful to real-world clinicians, the revised and expanded second edition of this practical guide offers proven strategies for improving the long-term outcomes and quality of life of individuals with bipolar disorder.
Integrates cognitive-behavioral approaches with Millon's personologic model to yield a psychotherapeutic approach. In personality-guided cognitive-behavior therapy, clinical conditions are seen as stemming not just from distorted thinking or behavioral excesses and deficits, but also from personality attributes and situational demands.
