| Series |
Oxford guides in cognitive behavioural therapy |
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Oxford guides in cognitive behavioural therapy.
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index. |
| Contents |
Historical roots, theory, and conceptualization -- Clinical use of metaphor -- Principles, format, and context of CBT -- Conceptualizing cognition and metacognition -- Depression -- Anxiety disorders -- Bipolar disorders and mood swings -- Psychosis -- Eating disorders -- Interpersonal difficulties -- Working with parents -- Clinical art and clinical science of metaphor in CBT : future directions. |
| Summary |
The business of cognitive therapy is to transform meanings. What better way to achieve this than through a metaphor? Metaphors straddle two different domains at once, providing a conceptual bridge from a problematic interpretation to a fresh new perspective that can cast one's experiences in a new light. Even the simplest metaphor can be used again and again with different clients, yet still achieves the desired effect. |
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This books shows how metaphors can be used productively in CBT as an integral part of the treatment. It describes the use of metaphors for a wide range of problems, including anxiety and depression, and provides countless examples of metaphors that have been used by others in CBT. It brings together in one place hundreds of metaphors that experienced therapists have used to great success. It will be a valuable sourcebook for all cognitive behaviour therapists, as well as those training in CBT. |
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"Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT, Building Cognitive Bridges is a remarkable, memorable, and continually fascinating book, one that will be on my repeated reference list for years to come." Robert Leahy, Clinical Professor of Pscyhology in Psychiatry at Well-Comell University Medical College. |
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"I came away from reading this book with a deeply enriched appreciation of the value of metaphors that will significantly impact on my clinical work. This is a book of wisdom and great practical value that therapists of all backgrounds can benefit enormously from Undoubtedly destined to become a classic, and metaphorically speaking à bright star to guide us'" Paul Gilbert, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Derby, UK. |
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"This is a great contribution to the cognitive therapy litreature, which will be welcomed by both students and experienced practitioners in the field. A book full of wisdom and humour, it shows how the deepest aspects of human language can reach across the apparent divide between therapist and patient towards a shared understanding that transforms lives." Mark Williams, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, UK. |
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"The Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT is a truly exciting book, breaking much new ground in a very accessible way and providing a fascinating theoretical background. The use of pictures is particularly engaging. This is a book I shall turn to again and again and it is easy to imagine how the material could be shared with clients with different disorders, to enhance engagement, formulation and change." Ann Hackmann, University Department of Psychiatry, Oxford, and Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, UK --Book Jacket. |
| Subject |
Cognitive therapy.
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Metaphor -- Therapeutic use.
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| Alt Author |
Stott, Richard.
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| Add Title |
Guide to metaphors in CBT |
| ISBN |
9780199207497 |
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0199207496 |
| Description |
viii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Content type |
text |
| Media type |
unmediated |
| Carrier type |
volume |
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