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A Routledge and Guilford Press FreeBook CURRENT BEST PRACTICE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: CBT AND ACT TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 • INTRODUCTION 7 • 1. OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF EXPOSURE AND THERAPY FOR ANXIETY From Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, 2nd Edition: Principles and Practice by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon, and Stephen P. H. Whiteside 24 • 2. THE TARGETS OF ACT From Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques, by Richard Bennett and Joseph E. Oliver 26 • 3. INTRODUCING EXPERIENCING ACT FROM THE INSIDE OUT From Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists by Dennis Tirch, Laura R. Silberstein-Tirch, R. Trent Codd III, Martin J. Brock, and M. Joann Wright 36 • 4. CHAIRWORK IN COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL THERAPIES From Cognitive Behavioural Chairwork: Distinctive Features by Matthew Pugh 41 • 5. INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL IMAGERY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAPP From Imagery-Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder and Mood Instability by Emily A. Holmes, Susie A. Hales, Kerry Young, and Martina Di Simplicio 53 • 6. IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THEORIES OF CAUSE AND CHANGE From Emotional Schema Therapy: Distinctive Features by Robert L. Leahy INTRODUCTION This FreeBook is a carefully curated selection of chapters from books published by Guilford Press and Routledge about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. This FreeBook is ideal for therapists of all levels of experience, including clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, counselors, and psychiatric nurses. Guilford Press is an independent publisher of books, periodicals, software, and DVDs in mental health, education, geography, and research methods. Guilford Press is distributed in the UK and Europe by Taylor & Francis. To order in other countries, visit www.guilford.com. CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF EXPOSURE THERAPY FOR ANXIETY Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, 2nd Edition helps the clinician gain skills and confidence for implementing exposure successfully and tailoring interventions to each client’s needs, regardless of diagnosis. The theoretical and empirical bases of exposure are reviewed and specialized assessment and treatment planning techniques are described. Overview and History of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety provides a historical and theoretical framework for using exposure therapy to treat clinical anxiety and fear-based problems. “In order to help people overcome such distressing and disabling anxiety, mental health professionals face the daunting task of selecting an effective treatment strategy from a dizzying array of available options. Some of these strategies are vigorously promoted as “cures” for a wide range of psychological (and medical) problems. Some are touted as short-term or “brief,” whereas others ostensibly work over a longer period. Some are designed for individual therapy and others for group settings.” CHAPTER 2: THE TARGETS OF ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques offers a comprehensive, yet concise, overview of the central features of the philosophy, theory, and practical application of ACT. In The Targets of ACT the purpose of ACT is introduced. ROUTLEDGE 3 ROUTLEDGE.COM INTRODUCTION “Life is not as simple as knowing your values and setting a course. Obstacles inevitably appear on the journey. Where instinctual or automatic learning might suggest these are insurmountable or need to be avoided.” CHAPTER 3: INTRODUCING EXPERIENCING ACT FROM THE INSIDE OUT From leading acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) practitioners, Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists invites therapists to broaden and strengthen their ACT skills through deep engagement with ACT theory and techniques. Introducing Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out introduces ACT and self-practice/self-reflection concept. “ACT is grounded in an appreciation of how we humans are set up for suffering and dissatisfaction by the very nature of human existence and by the dynamic processes embedded in human language and cognition.” CHAPTER 4: CHAIRWORK IN COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL THERAPIES Part of the popular ‘CBT Distinctive Features’ series, Cognitive Behavioural Chairwork: Distinctive Features contains a wealth of effective experiential procedures for working with automatic thoughts, emotions, behaviours, core beliefs, ambivalence, strengths, well-being, and cognitive processes such as worry and self-criticism. Chairwork in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies charts the development of chairwork in cognitive therapy and allied psycho- therapeutic approaches. “Should chairwork become a more routine feature of CBT? Will these techniques undergo the same empirical scrutiny as other experiential techniques such as imagery? Could a ‘dialogical’ approach to CBT emerge, which centralises self-to-self and self-to-other dialogues through the medium of chairwork? Only time will tell.” CHAPTER 5: INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL IMAGERY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAPP People with bipolar disorder are particularly vulnerable to anxiety and intrusive mental imagery, which can contribute to mood swings and a heightened risk for relapse. Imagery-Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder and Mood Instability ROUTLEDGE 4 ROUTLEDGE.COM INTRODUCTION presents a novel brief treatment that focuses on working with mental images to reduce distress and enhance mood stability. Introduction to Mental Imagery and the Development of MAPP looks at why we believe that mental images may play an active role in the maintenance of BD, and why we think that working with these images may improve the effectiveness of psychotherapy. “[M]ental images are sensory events that occur inside someone’s mind with-out a corresponding current stimulus in the outside world. They can be “rendered” in a single sense (sight, sound, taste, smell, or somatic sensation) or in more than one sense (e.g., a visual image of one’s mother plus the sound of her voice, the smell of her perfume, or the touch of her hand). Mental images can be fleeting, or they may last for longer. They can also be static or moving, clear or blurred.” CHAPTER 6: IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THEORIES OF CAUSE AND CHANGE Emotional Schema Therapy: Distinctive Features offers a concise overview to what is distinctive about this new approach to helping clients cope with “difficult” emotions. Identifying and evaluating theories of cause and change looks at the client’s goal in therapy and approaching change. “Emotions can be changed— or if they actually need to be changed. The EST model proposes that the client’s theory of emotion not only encompasses the evaluations, interpretations and differentiation of emotions, but also beliefs about which emotions need to be addressed, which emotions one wants to change, how these emotions are described and what the client’s theory of causality and change might be.” As you read through this FreeBook you will notice that some excerpts reference previous or further chapters. Please note that these are references to the original text and not the FreeBook. Some references from the original chapters have not been included in this text. For a fully-referenced version of each chapter, including footnotes, bibliographies, and endnotes, please see the published title. ROUTLEDGE 5 ROUTLEDGE.COM READ THE LATEST CHAPTERS ON CBT AND ACT WITH THESE KEY BOOKS GET 20% OFF THESE BOOKS WHEN YOU ORDER ONLINE. SIMPLY ENTER THE DISCOUNT CODE ACT20 AT CHECKOUT. www.routledge.com/guilfordpress CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF EXPOSURE AND THERAPY FOR ANXIETY This chapter is excerpted from Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, 2nd Edition: Principles and Practice By Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon, and Stephen P. H. Whiteside ©2019 Guilford Press. All rights reserved. LEARN MORE > US customers visit Guilford Press to purchase. CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF EXPOSURE AND THERAPY FOR ANXIETY Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Brett J. Deacon, and Stephen P. H. Whiteside Excerpted from Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, 2nd Edition: Principles and Practice The range of human fears is immeasurable. Whereas some people break out in a cold sweat at the thought of riding in an elevator or driving over a bridge, others fear animals (large or small, alive or dead), loss of control, speaking in front of others, or experiencing the sensations of physiological arousal. Still others are afraid of eternal damnation, “immoral” words and “unlucky” numbers, unwanted thoughts about sex or violence, or using public restrooms. There are even those who become immobilized at the sight of a clown, a cemetery, or their own navel. In order to help people overcome such distressing and disabling anxiety, mental health professionals face the daunting task of selecting an effective treatment strategy from a dizzying array of available options. Some of these strategies are vigorously promoted as “cures” for a wide range of psychological (and medical) problems. Some are touted as short-term or “brief,” whereas others ostensibly work over a longer period. Some are designed for individual therapy and others for group settings. Although proponents of most of these interventions claim that they are effective, convincing scientific evidence to support these claims is lacking in the majority of cases. With so many possibilities, it is inevitable that many interventions that seem plausible are in the end ineffective or even harmful. Indeed, the treatment of anxiety has a long and colorful history dating back well past