Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Core Principles for Practice

Learn and apply the 14 core principles of cognitive behavior therapy In this invaluable guide, clinicians will find—identified and summarized by leading researchers and clinicians—fourteen core principles that subsume the more than 400 cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment protocols currently in use, so they may apply them to their everyday practice. This unique contribution to the field provides practitioners with a balance of history, theory, and evidence-based applications. Edited by renowned experts in the field, Cognitive Behavior Therapy explores the core principles behind all CBT protocols including: Clinical functional analysis Skills training Exposure Relaxation Cognitive restructuring Problem solving Self-regulation A straightforward introduction to CBT principles with guidance for all mental health professionals seeking to improve the lives of clients spanning a range of psychological problems, Cognitive Behavior Therapy is designed for both new and experienced clinicians alike who want to deepen and broaden their understanding of CBT principles.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments vii Contributors ix CHAPTER 1 THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1 William T. O’Donohue and Jane E. Fisher CHAPTER 2 CLINICAL FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTINGENCIES OF REINFORCEMENT 13 Clair Rummel, Christina Garrison-Diehn, Casey Catlin, and Jane E. Fisher CHAPTER 3 SKILLS TRAINING 37 Michael P. Twohig and John P. Dehlin CHAPTER 4 EXPOSURE THERAPY: PROMOTING EMOTIONAL PROCESSING OF PATHOLOGICAL ANXIETY 75 Alyson K. Zalta and Edna B. Foa CHAPTER 5 RELAXATION 105 Holly Hazlett-Stevens and Douglas A. Bernstein CHAPTER 6 COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING 133 Robert L. Leahy and Simon A. Rego CHAPTER 7 PROBLEM SOLVING 159 Arthur M. Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu CHAPTER 8 SELF-REGULATION 183 Paul Karoly CHAPTER 9 BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION 215 Jonathan W. Kanter and Ajeng J. Puspitasari CHAPTER 10 SOCIAL SKILLS 251 Joanna E. Strong Kinnaman and Alan S. Bellack CHAPTER 11 EMOTION REGULATION AND CBT 273 Anthony Papa, Matthew Boland, and M. Todd Sewell CHAPTER 12 COMMUNICATION 325 Justin A. Lavner and Thomas N. Bradbury CHAPTER 13 PRINCIPLES OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 353 Jeana L. Magyar-Moe CHAPTER 14 ACCEPTANCE AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY 377 Kelly G. Wilson, Maureen K. Flynn, Michael Bordieri, Stephanie Nassar, Nadia Lucas, and Kerry Whiteman Author Index 399 Subject Index 425

About the Author :
WILLIAM T. O'DONOHUE, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is also a licensed clinical psychologist widely recognized in the field for his knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapies. He has edited over twenty books, written thirty-five book chapters, and published more than seventy-five articles in scholarly journals. Dr. O'Donohue is a national expert in training clinicians in integrated care and developing quality improvement projects in integrated care. JANE E. FISHER, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and former director of clinical training at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research interests include aging and behavioral health; applied behavior analysis; and the integration of evidence-based behavioral healthcare in primary and long-term care settings.