Martha Davis

Matthew McKay

Patrick Fanning

The Communication Skills Book

Messages

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The Ultimate Guide to Improving Your Personal and Professional Relationships

How to Communicate

A Workbook of Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman

Each chapter of this workbook follows a practical format, including a history of the technique covered, symptom effectiveness, examples, checklist, further reading and homework.

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook

The twentieth-anniversary edition of a stress-relief classic features new techniques, diagrams, and data designed to help readers achieve a level of balance and overcome anxiety, worry, and other negative emotions. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Now in its seventh edition—with more than one million copies sold worldwide—The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook remains the go-to resource for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into even the busiest lives. The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook broke new ground when it was first published in 1980, detailing easy, step-by-step techniques for calming the body and mind in an increasingly overstimulated world. Now in its seventh edition, this fully revised and updated workbook—highly regarded by therapists and their clients—offers the latest stress reduction techniques to combat the effects of stress and integrate healthy relaxation habits into every aspect of daily life. This new edition also includes powerful self-compassion practices, fully updated chapters on the most effective tools for coping with anxiety, fear, and panic—such as worry delay and defusion, two techniques grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)—as well as a new section focused on body scan. In the workbook, you’ll explore your own stress triggers and symptoms, and learn how to create a personal action plan for stress reduction. Each chapter features a different method for relaxation, explains why the method works, and provides on-the-spot exercises you can do when you feel stressed out. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible workbook that will help you to curb stress and cultivate a more peaceful life.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook

Powerful Strategies for Effective Communication at Work and Home

How to Communciate Workbook

Matthew Mckay

Toți cei care vor parcurge acest ghid practic vor comunica mai eficient și vor deveni ascultători mai buni. Volumul de față a ajutat deja mii de cititori să dezvolte relații mai bune cu prietenii şi membrii familiei, cu colegii de serviciu și partenerii de viață. Comunicarea este o abilitate fundamentală pentru viață, la fel de importantă ca abilitățile cu ajutorul cărora ne câștigăm existența. Capacitatea de exprimare ne influențează considerabil gradul de fericire. Când cineva nu stăpânește arta de a comunica, unul sau mai multe aspecte ale existenței sale se află în dezechilibru. Atunci când comunicăm eficient, reușim să legăm și să păstrăm relații de prietenie, suntem apreciați la locul de muncă, copiii ne respectă și ne acordă încredere. Această carte reunește cele mai importante abilități de comunicare într-un singur volum. Aspectele teoretice sunt prezentate pe scurt și ilustrate cu suficiente exemple și exerciții ca cititorii să poată începe exersarea abilităților pe care doresc să le dobândească. Învățând să îi înțelegem pe cei din jur și să ne comunicăm ideile mai limpede, dobândim deprinderi care ne vor îmbunătăți viața pe toate planurile. ● Interpretăm limbajul trupului ● Dezvoltăm abilități pentru comunicarea în cuplu ● Negociem și rezolvăm conflicte ● Comunicăm cu membrii familiei ● Gestionăm interacțiunile din cadrul grupului ● Vorbim cu copiii ● Ne perfecționăm abilitatea de a vorbi în public ● Ne pregătim pentru un interviu de angajare Lucrarea este structurată în 6 părți: I. Abilități de bază (Ascultarea, Dezvăluirea sinelui, Exprimarea) II. Abilități avansate (Limbajul corporal, Paralimbajul și metamesajele, Manevrele defensive, Analiza tranzacțională și clarificarea limbajului) III. Abilități de comunicare în situațiile de conflict IV. Abilități sociale V. Abilități de comunicare în cadrul familiei VI. Comunicarea în relații publice

Mesaje. Ghid practic pentru dezvoltarea abilităților de comunicare

If you are depressed, anxious, angry, worried, confused, frustrated, upset, or ashamed, please remember that you are not alone in your struggle with painful feelings and experiences. Everybody experiences emotional distress sometimes. It’s normal. But when the pain becomes too strong and too enduring, it’s time to take that important first step toward feeling better. Painful thoughts can arise in many ways. You may struggle with anxiety and depression, or feel that procrastination or perfectionism is holding you back. Regardless of the issue, you’ve come to this book with a desire to change your thoughts and feelings for the better. This classic self-help workbook offers powerful cognitive therapy tools for making that happen. Now in its fourth edition, Thoughts and Feelings provides you with twenty evidence-based techniques that can be combined to create a personal treatment plan for overcoming a range of mental health concerns, including worry, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and emotional and behavioral challenges of any kind. Customize your plan to address multiple concerns at once, or troubleshoot the thoughts and feelings that bother you most. Used and recommended by the most renowned and respected therapists, this comprehensive mental health workbook offers all of best psychological tools for quickly regaining mastery over your moods and emotions. This endlessly useful guide has helped thousands of readers: • Challenge self-sabotaging patterns of thinking • Practice relaxation techniques to maintain self-control in stressful situations • Change the core beliefs that drive painful emotions • Identify and prioritize their values for a more focused, fulfilling life Using proven effective methods based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, and mindfulness, this book will help you take that first step toward feeling better—about yourself, and about the world around you. Isn't it time you started really enjoying life?

Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

Thoughts and Feelings

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook broke new ground when it was first published forty years ago, detailing easy, step-by-step techniques for calming the body and mind in an increasingly overstimulated world. Now in its seventh edition and with more than one million copies sold, this fully revised and updated workbook-highly regarded by therapists and their clients-remains the go-to resource for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into even the busiest lives.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (16pt Large Print Edition)

Quick skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you find lasting relief from the painful thoughts that drive anxiety, depression, and more. In today’s increasingly uncertain world, it’s natural to feel anxious, scared, sad, lonely, angry, worried, or hopeless. Everybody experiences intense emotions sometimes. It’s normal. But when the pain becomes too strong and too enduring, it’s time for a change. CBT is widely regarded as the gold standard in psychotherapy for treating anxiety and depression. Based on the self-help classic, Thoughts and Feelings, this take-anywhere guide offers distilled CBT skills you can use anytime to challenge the negative thinking that leads to anxiety and depression, balance your emotions, and start engaging in activities that make you feel good about yourself. Most importantly, you’ll learn how your thoughts affect your mood, and how changing your thoughts can actually change your life! This super simple guide presents the most effective therapy for managing anxiety and depression in an easy-to-read format that therapists can refer to clients, and readers can refer to again and again.

Six Skills to Improve Your Mood in Minutes

Super Simple CBT

An Annotated Bibliography

Understanding Body Movement

Rick Hanson

David A. Carbonell

Catherine M. Pittman

Elizabeth M. Karle

Sally M. Winston

Martin N. Seif

“Ideal for these unsettling times; highly recommended for general readers." —Library Journal (starred review) A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now—during the COVID-19 pandemic If you’re feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren’t alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it’s natural to be in a constant state of mental and physical strain. Whether you’re dealing with job loss, a sick loved one, or just feeling the weight of the world during your 2 a.m. doomscroll—you need quick tools you can use right now, whenever and wherever you are, to lower stress and soothe anxiety. This emergency kit has you covered. Written by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in evidence-based therapy, The Anxiety First Aid Kit offers powerful tools for triaging stress and anxiety in the moments when you need it most. You’ll find easy and doable ways to help you press pause on panic, and find your calm spot right away. You’ll discover in-the-moment interventions to help you relax before your anxiety and stress go into overdrive. And finally, you’ll learn how to make healthy and workable lifestyle changes to improve your mental health and increase resilience, so you can effectively deal with stressful situations in the future—no matter what life throws at you. Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties (now including homeschooling!), and the looming threat of serious illness, is it any wonder you’re feeling completely stressed out and anxious? If you need immediate relief, The Anxiety First Aid Kit has everything you need to manage stress and anxiety—right now.

Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times

The Anxiety First Aid Kit

Many people assume that good communicators possess an intrinsic talent for speaking and listening to others, a gift that can't be learned or improved. The reality is that communication skills are developed with deliberate effort and practice, and learning to understand others and communicate your ideas more clearly will improve every facet of your life. Now in its third edition, Messages has helped thousands of readers cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners. You'll discover new skills to help you communicate your ideas more effectively and become a better listener. Learn how to: Read body language Develop skills for couples communication Negotiate and resolve conflicts Communicate with family members Handle group interactions Talk to children Master public speaking Prepare for job interviews If you can communicate effectively, you can do just about anything. Arm yourself with the interpersonal skills needed to thrive.

This workbook teaches you clinically proven stress-management and relaxation techniques. Each technique is presented with concise background information followed by step-by-step exercises. As you practice these techniques, you will gain new insight into your personal stress response and learn how to reestablish balance and a sense of well-being in your life. Use this workbook as a guide. Read chapters 1 and 2 first. They are the foundation upon which all of the other chapters are built. Then you will know enough about stress and your personal reactions to stress to decide which chapters will be most helpful for you to read next. Chapters 3 through 10 teach techniques for relaxation. Chapters 11 through 15 will help you with your stressful thoughts and feelings. Chapter 16 assists you in managing your time more effectively so that you can free up time to relax and do more of what is most important to you. From chapter 17 you can learn to communicate more assertively and chapter 18 gives you many options to deal with environmental and interpersonal stress at work. Chapters 19 and 20 teach the basics of nutrition and exercise. Chapter 21 gives you some suggestions on how to increase motivation, deal with problems that come up along the way, and stick to your plan. Stress and tension are present in your life every day. Stress management and relaxation can be effective only if you make them a daily part of your lifestyle. As you are learning the skills in this book that are pertinent to you, practice them repeatedly to ensure that you will be able to carry them out anytime you need to, without having to refer to written materials. Regular conscious practice can lead to habits of regular relaxation and stress reduction at an unconscious level.----The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook

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