
Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Workbook for PTSD
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- Available on iOS & Android
Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Workbook for PTSD
About this book
Written by a team of experts in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this workbook offers powerful, symptom-specific skills from a variety of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatments, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and—for the first time—cognitive processing therapy (CPT).
PTSD is a debilitating condition that can leave you feeling numb, irritable, on guard, and distant. You may experience flashbacks and traumatic memories, suffer with sleep difficulties and nightmares, and struggle to manage intense emotions, impulses, and the desire to avoid closeness. But there has been rapid growth in the research and treatment of PTSD. This book combines the very best in proven-effective treatments to address specific symptoms, from the least disruptive to the most severe.
Presenting tools drawn from a number of approaches and treatment models—such as ACT, DBT, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), exposure treatment, behavioral activation, imagery rehearsal therapy, and a highly effective, twelve-session cognitive processing therapy (CPT) program, The Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Workbook for PTSD can help you overcome the most common and most difficult challenges people with PTSD face.
This practical guide is loaded with research-based skills from the most effective PTSD treatments available to help you manage your symptoms, reclaim your well-being, and maintain your recovery.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Understanding PTSD and Its Effect on Your Life
- 2. Increasing Awareness of Your PTSD Symptoms and Their Cues
- 3. Basic Strategies for Coping with Anxiety
- 4. Managing Intrusive and Other Negative Thoughts
- 5. Using Exposure to Overcome Avoidance and Gain Freedom
- 6. Skills for Regulating Intense Emotions
- 7. Preventing Reckless and Self-Destructive Behavior
- 8. Improving Your Sleep: The Fundamentals
- 9. Taking Control Back from Your Nightmares
- 10. Skills to Increase Positive Emotions and Well-Being
- 11. Maintaining Your Recovery from PTSD
- References