Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is commonly used by therapists to treat everything from phobias and eating disorders to anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). CBT is a therapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions and negative behaviors through goal setting and various coping techniques such as meditation, visualization, relaxation techniques, mindfulness, and more. The treatment is often patient-driven and many of the techniques can be learned and managed without the help of a therapist. Idiot’s Guides: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Jayme Albin, Ph.D and Eileen Bailey is designed to help readers to first learn how to recognize negative thought patterns or obsessive behaviors, and then teaches them how to employ simple yet highly effective techniques to help recognize and confront destructive behaviors on their own.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions and negative behaviors through goal setting and various coping techniques, such as meditation, visualization, relaxation, mindfulness, and more. Idiot’s Guides: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps readers learn how to recognize negative thought patterns or obsessive behaviors, and then teaches how to employ various simple, yet effective techniques to overcome those obsessive and destructive behaviors.