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Publié par	New Harbinger Publications
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9781608826032
Langue	English

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Dear reader,
The print edition of this title includes many worksheets throughout the book.
In order to maintain the usability of the original workbook, worksheets and other supplemental materials are available for you to download and print in pdf format. Please visit:
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You also may find that you can complete the exercises satisfactorily in a notebook or by using the comment function on your ebook-reading device.
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New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
A Step-by-Step Program
Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD
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Epub ISBN: 978-1-60882-xxx-x
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as:
Wood, Jeffrey C.
The cognitive behavioral therapy workbook for personality disorders : a step-by-step program / Jeffrey C. Wood.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-57224-648-5
1. Personality disorders. 2. Cognitive therapy. I. Title.
RC554.W66 2010
616.89’1425--dc22
2009052768
To all sentient beings who are unhappy or suffering: May you soon find relief.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I Understanding Personality Disorders
Chapter 1. What Are Personality Disorders?
Chapter 2. The Eleven Personality Disorders
Chapter 3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Personality Disorders
Part II Specific Cognitive Therapy Skills
Chapter 4. Get Reactivated in Life
Chapter 5. Challenge and Correct Self-Defeating Thoughts
Chapter 6. Challenge Your Negative Core Beliefs
Chapter 7. Practice Stress-Reduction and Relaxation Techniques
Chapter 8. Develop Problem-Solving Skills
Chapter 9. Develop Assertive Communication Skills
Chapter 10. Learn Coping Imagery
Chapter 11. Use Exposure to Confront Feared Situations and Emotions
Part III Post-Treatment Care
Chapter 12. Maintain Your Progress and Prevent Setbacks
References
Acknowledgments
I am grateful to the following psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, researchers, and counselors whose compassion, hard work, and dedication made this workbook possible: Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis, Arthur Freeman, Denise Davis, James Pretzer, A. John Rush, Brian Shaw, Gary Emery, Bridget Grant, Christine Padesky, Dennis Greenberger, Donald Meichenbaum, Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning, Elizabeth Eshelman, Edmund Bourne, Jeffrey Young, Marsha Linehan, Edmund Jacobson, Thomas D’Zurilla, Alex Osborn, G. Alan Marlatt, Judith Gordon, Judith Beck, the contributing editors of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , and the dozens of others named in the references of this book.
In addition, I would like to thank my copy editor, Kayla Sussell, for making this book much better.
Introduction
Congratulations on getting this book for yourself or someone you care about. I can only imagine how challenging it must have been to admit that you have a problem and then to seek help for it. Hopefully, The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook for Personality Disorders will provide you with the skills you need to build a healthier, more satisfying life.
Most likely, you picked up this book because someone such as a psychologist or psychiatrist told you that you have a “personality disorder.” This isn’t a very flattering thing to say to someone. Clearly, this label wasn’t created by anyone who was actually suffering with one of these difficult and painful problems. If it had been, the person certainly would have picked a more compassionate and appropriate label, one like “dysfunctional habit” or “troublesome interpersonal style.” Understandably, no one wants to be told that he or she has a personality disorder, and I can certainly appreciate why the name alone might prevent you from reading this book. As a consequence, part of the challenge while writing it has been figuring out how to help you with your problem without scaring you away at the same time.
As you may already know, the names of the disorders discussed in this workbook often sound more judgmental than helpful. For example, narcissistic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, and dependent personality disorder sound insensitive or insulting to many people. In some ways, these inappropriate names probably say more about the frustration of the early mental health “experts” who failed to provide successful treatments than they do about the pain of those who were struggling with the symptoms.
Similarly, other labels give the patients who’ve been diagnosed with them absolutely no information about the nature of their problems. For example, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder can sound baffling, and unless you understand Greek or are an avid reader of old medical journals, you probably have no idea what these terms means. (“Schizo” means “split,” by the way, and refers to splitting away from other people, while “borderline” refers to an old belief that patients with this problem were on the borderline of being psychotic.) Unfortunately, many of these names have endured and are now used in the American Psychiatric Association’s official handbook of mental health problems known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , now in its fourth edition.
With this in mind, I have attempted to be both accurate and compassionate while writing this book. However, some readers will still be bothered by the labels and descriptions that I’ve used, and I can’t say that I blame them. However, I hope that the labels and descriptions won’t stop you from getting the help you need to improve your life, fix your relationships, and end your suffering. Because no matter what name is given to these problems, it doesn’t change the fact that you and millions of people like you are struggling and don’t know what to do about it.
Throughout this workbook I’ll encourage you to think about your life in new ways. So starting right now, instead of thinking of your personality disorder as one, very large problem that dominates all aspects of your life, I encourage you to think about it as a group of ineffective habits. Right now you use several long-standing habits that don’t work, but luckily, there’s a treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that will show you how to change those ineffective habits—one at a time.
How To Use This Workbook
Most readers will want to start at the beginning of this workbook and work through its chapters in order, since many of the skills build on one another. However, if you’re working with a mental health care professional or you are using this workbook only to learn a few specific skills, use the descriptions below to guide you.
Part I, Understanding Personality Disorders, will teach you basic information about personality disorders and cognitive behavioral therapy: Chapter 1, What Are Personality Disorders? will help you identify the personality disorder you’re suffering with by providing descriptions of other people’s symptoms who are struggling with the disorder too. Chapter 2, The Eleven Personality Disorders, will provide you with more specific information about your personality disorder, including its symptoms, the official diagnostic criteria, and other related problems. Chapter 3, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Personality Disorders, will introduce you to a very effective treatment for personality disorders called cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy will help you examine the way your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors all contribute to the problems you experience.
Part II, Specific Cognitive Therapy Skills, will teach you techniques that will help you cope with your problems more effectively and change many of your habits. In chapter 4, Get Reactivated in Life, you’ll learn how to schedule both pleasurable and mastery activities into your life. Most people with personality disorders are stuck in the rut of doing the same activities over and over again. The result is that their lives often feel boring or unfulfilling. The goal of this chapter is to help you find time in your weekly schedule for activities that give you both pleasure and a sense of accomplishment. In chapter 5, Challenge and Correct Self-Defeating Thoughts, you’ll learn how to examine and change the way you think. People who suffer with personality disorders also struggle with many self-critical thoughts. This makes it very difficult to change anything in your life because your thoughts influence both your emotions and your behaviors. In this chapter you’ll learn how that happens. Plus, you’ll learn how to challenge your self-critical thoughts and develop healthier ones. In chapter 6, Challenge Your Negative Core Beliefs, you’ll continue to examine how your thoughts affect your life. Building on the work you did in chapter 5, you’ll discover your deep-seated critical beliefs and learn how they’re affecting your life. Then you’ll learn how to develop more balanced beliefs that will help you to create a new, healthier lifestyle. This is the most important—and most challenging—skill in this workbook. In chapter 7, Practice Stress-Reduction and Relaxation Techniques, you’ll learn ways to calm and soothe yourself, which will help you to confront anxiety-provoking situations in a more relaxed way. This is especially important