Behavioral Psychology

La psicología es una materia con horizontes amplios y en parte inexplorados. El bienestar psicológico de un individuo depende de todas y cada una de sus influencias. Empezando en el útero, continuando con la educación, las aficiones, los puntos de vista, las percepciones, los sentimientos y los valores aprendidos. Estas influencias propician un desarrollo positivo o también negativo. A grandes rasgos, estos opuestos de desarrollo positivo y negativo describen en última instancia la psicología.

Anger is everywhere - and it has real risks, including heart disease and depression. So, how can you break free from painful, self-defeating, and dangerous anger traps? Drawing on the gold standard treatment for anger-cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - and informed by the no-nonsense approach of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) - this workbook is chock-full of powerful tools, exercises, and self-assessments to help you overcome destructive anger, once and for all.

Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide for You and Your Relationship educates you on the causes and conditions of BPD while providing a variety of powerful strategies and new techniques you or your loved one can put to use to start feeling better immediately. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) has a 77 percent success rate in the first year, eliminating the behaviors that classify BPD.

Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn devised a course at Yale called “Thinking” to help students examine the biases that cause so many problems in their daily lives. It quickly became one of the university’s most popular courses. Now, for the first time, Ahn presents key insights from her years of teaching and research in a book for everyone. She shows how “thinking problems” stand behind a wide range of challenges, from common, self-inflicted daily aggravations to our most pressing societal issues and inequities.

Are you struggling to guide the children in your life to become kind, responsible, respectful, and successful people? Do you want to avoid coercive methods and instead use effective, evidence-based, respectful guidance techniques? Responding effectively to a child's challenging behaviors is an art informed by science. Like artists need to learn techniques before creating masterpieces, parents, teachers, and therapists can develop their skills to help children thrive.

Striving for something can be a healthy and positive attribute; it's good to aim high. But sometimes whatever we do just isn't good enough; we want to be too perfect and start setting unrealistic goals. Such high levels of perfectionism, often driven by low self-esteem, can turn against success and develop into unhealthy obsession, triggering serious mental-health problems, such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders.

La terapia cognitivo-conductual (TCC) es una forma de psicoterapia que ha demostrado su eficacia en el tratamiento de las enfermedades mentales. La TCC puede ayudarte a entender tus pensamientos y sentimientos para que puedas hacer cambios duraderos en tu vida. Podrás identificar los patrones de pensamiento negativos que te mantienen atrapado en comportamientos o estados emocionales destructivos. También aprenderás a sustituir los pensamientos negativos por otros más saludables que te llevarán a realizar acciones positivas y a obtener mejores resultados.

Sexual Obsessions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder provides clinicians with the information and guidance needed to help clients experiencing unwanted and intrusive thoughts of a sexual nature.

If you have ever set a goal and failed to reach it you need to read this book. Over 90% of New Year’s Resolutions are abandoned by January 15th, but somehow the myth that setting goals will magically change your life persists in our culture. The idea of Anti-Goals is incredibly simple to understand and it actually works. Instead of setting a goal and hoping you will follow through (even though you know deep down that you won’t), with anti-goals you are actually just avoiding things that you already don’t like. What is the worst part of your day at work? For many people it is long ...

DBT Workbook for Adults is your guide to breaking free. Designed specifically for adults grappling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and the emotional intensity of BPD, this workbook offers a compassionate, easy-to-understand approach to using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Transform your experience from just surviving to truly thriving in only 8 weeks!

If you struggle with addiction, seeking treatment is a powerful, positive first step toward eventual recovery. But gaining an understanding of the causes of addiction—such as feelings of helplessness or loss of control—is also crucial for recovery. In this book, addiction expert Suzette Glasner-Edwards offers evidence-based techniques fusing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based relapse prevention to help you move past your addictive behaviors.

Overcome PTSD and anxiety. Heal from childhood trauma and manage OCD and social anxiety with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This groundbreaking guide offers 23 proven CBT techniques, step-by-step guidance, and real-life case studies to help you break free from overwhelming emotions, conquer stress, and reclaim your life. Disentangle from the cycle of anxiety and fear build resilience and transform your relationship with stress. This concise and practical guide is designed to fit into your life, not the other way around

Do you ever feel guilty for being angry? Women and girls are often taught that we are overreacting, or just being too sensitive or unreasonable when anger arises. This bottled-up anger can then lead to inner criticism, self-doubt, resentment, emotional avoidance, and conflicts with others. In this much-needed guide, a clinical psychologist and somatic therapist reveals how anger creates stress in the body and mind, and offers powerful body-based, somatic practices and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to help you let go of internalized anger.

Whether it's worrying about work, 'doomscrolling' on your phone or overcaffeinating yourself to get through the day, modern lifestyle choices are robbing us from the sleep we deserve. But how can we break free from the vicious cycle of fatigue and insomnia? Allen Carr's Easyway method offers a unique solution. This world-renowned, clinically proven method has helped an estimated 50 million people with their behavioural issues and addictions, including smoking, alcohol, weight control and digital addiction. In this book, this tried-and-tested method is applied to sleeping difficulties.

If you are in the midst of depression, you may worry that you aren't good enough for your partner, or become irritable around them. You may even push them away when you feel like your emotions are beyond your control. In addition, your sense of intimacy may diminish, and your sex life may fizzle as a result of fatigue, medications and feeling disconnected from your partner. The hard truth is that feelings of isolation, worthlessness, and tiredness can all take a hefty toll on your love life. But you don't have to let depression be the demise of your relationship.

Do you feel that you’re lacking the necessary inner strength to persevere or take action? Do you have certain habits that you like to change, but your lack of inner strength prevents you from doing so? If your answer to both questions is yes, then you’re not alone. There are numerous people who have the same problem as you. Fortunately, your willingness to cultivate both willpower and self-discipline can significantly help you. Both self-discipline and willpower, along with your high level of confidence and motivation, are crucial in your attempt to attain success.

Game Worlds Unlocked: The Psychology of Play & Design Understand what makes players tick and design experiences that resonate. Why do some games captivate players for hours while others lose their appeal within minutes? What makes a virtual world feel alive, immersive, and emotionally gripping? Game Worlds Unlocked dives into the deep psychology of play, revealing how game design influences behavior, emotion, and engagement. From the thrill of challenge to the magic of immersion, this book explores the science behind player motivation, decision-making, and the subconscious forces that shape...

PTSD is a debilitating condition that can occur after exposure to a terrifying event. Whatever their origins, your symptoms may be getting in the way of you living your life. In The PTSD Workbook, Third Edition, psychologists and trauma experts Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula outline techniques used by PTSD experts from around the world to conquer distressing trauma-related symptoms. You'll learn how to move past the trauma you've experienced and manage symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and flashbacks.

¿Tienes problemas para ver la luz al final del túnel? ¿Te has estado preguntando cómo eran las cosas cuando tu mente estaba tranquila y con energías para levantarte por la mañana? Bien, no podemos controlar muchas de las cosas que nos suceden, pero, definitivamente, podemos controlar la forma en que reaccionamos ante esas cosas. La TCC y la PNL son dos formas gratis de enfocar el bienestar de tu mente sin medicamentos ni terapeutas, para acabar con tus pensamientos negativos y, en su lugar, desarrollar otros positivos.

Many of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health. For some, the anxiety becomes severe and persistent. It is distressing for them and for everyone around them. In fact, health anxiety can be very successfully treated with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)—the approach taken in this self-help guide. Using a structured step-by-step approach, the authors explain how the problem develops, how to recognise what feeds it and how to develop effective methods of dealing with it.