Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders
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Book Overview
Is the emotionally disturbed person a victim of forces beyond his awareness, over which he has no control? This is the belief on which neuropsychiatry, psychoanalysis, and behavior therapy are all based. But what if this premise is wrong? What if a person's psychological difficulties stem from his own erroneous assumptions and faulty concepts of himself and the world? Such a person can be helped to recognize and correct distortions in thinking that cause his emotional disturbance. Now one of the founders of cognitive therapy has written a clear, comprehensive guide to its theory and practice, highlighting such important concepts as: · Learning the meaning of hidden messages · Listening to your automatic thoughts · The role of sadness, anger, and anxiety · Understanding and overcoming phobias and depression · Applying the cognitive system of therapy to specific problems "A book by a significant contributor to our knowledge... immensely readable, logical, and coherent... This is Beck at his best."-- Psychiatry
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0452009286
ISBN13:9780452009288
Release Date:October 1979
Publisher:Plume Books
Length:356 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Excellent For The Therapist Inside...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Excellent Customer Service Skills. Very satisfied with the product and the price! Shipping was a breeze! Purchased for some enlightment into different theraputic measures and expectations far exceeded our belief's! Great for the therapist inside you! God Bless :))
Very easy and educational
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
From the originator of the practice, this is an easy book to understand, and had some very helpful tools in it, especially if you are already proactive with therapy.
Cognitive Therapy and The Emotional Disorders
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
We found this book to be very helpful when working with our adopted Son with emotional and mental health issues. It helped us to see things in a better light and to understand why he does some of the things he does.
An Accomplished Piece - but not really for lay readers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Dr Beck's book is particularly comprehensive and advances a strong argument for the establishment of Cognitive Therapy - it is, of course, accepted now as a valuable tool in the fight against the various anxiety/emotional disorders.The book itself is directed towards the academic or professional reader and, although it is useful for the interested lay reader, I found the book to have excessive "psychobabble". On numerous occasions I found myself saying that a much simpler language would have sufficed. Furthermore there is a hint of patronisation running through the text - again indicating that the book is not really for lay readers.Notwithstanding, the book is more than 20 years old yet is still a landmark in its field. Recommended for the student but only for the (already) well-informed lay reader.
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