Cognitive Therapy: Basic Principles and Applications

by Robert L. Leahy

Today, under pressure from managed care companies as well as from patients who are demanding briefer and more focused treatments, therapists are creatively combining cognitive and psychodynamic approaches and obtaining unprecedented therapeutic results.
In this volume, Robert Leahy describes Aaron Beck's seminal model of depression, anxiety, anger, and relationship conflict and shows how each of these problems is handled by the cognitive therapist in the context of an interactive therapeutic relationship. Leahy demonstrates how uncovering resistance to change and using the therapeutic relationship enhances recovery and promotes rapid change. With concrete examples he shows how to implement all of the basic cognitive techniques, including:

―activity scheduling

―graded task assignments

―exposure hierarchies

―response prevention

―challenging underlying schemas

―thought monitoring

Drawing from cognitive and dynamic orientations and taking into account the complexity of countertransference and resistance, this book is for today's clinicians who, rather than being wedded to a specific approach, are committed to a quick and successful therapeutic outcome.
A Jason Aronson Book

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Counselling

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Robert L. Leahy (B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Yale University), completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School under the direction of Dr. Aaron Beck, the founder of cognitive therapy. Dr. Leahy is the Past-President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Past-President of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Past-President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (NYC), and Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill-Cornell University Medical School. Dr. Leahy is the Honorary Life-time President, New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association and a Distinguished Founding Fellow, Diplomate, of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He has received the Aaron T. Beck award for outstanding contributions in cognitive therapy.

He was Associate Editor of The Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy (serving as Editor 1998-2003). Dr. Leahy is now Associate Editor of The International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. He has served on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill. Dr. Leahy serves on a number of scientific committees for international conferences on cognitive behavioral therapy and is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader at conferences and universities throughout the world. For a listing of professional presentations click here.

He is author and editor of 26 books, including Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (with Holland), Overcoming Resistance in Cognitive Therapy, Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach (with Newman, Beck, Reilly-Harrington, & Gyulai), Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Roadblocks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psychological Treatments of Bipolar Disorder (ed. with Johnson), Contemporary Cognitive Therapy, The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (ed. with Gilbert) and The Worry Cure which received critical praise from the New York Times and has been selected by Self Magazine as one of the top eight self-help books of all time. His book The Worry Curehas been translated into nine languages and was a selection of the Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild and numerous other book clubs. Eleven of his clinical books have been book club selections. His two recent popular audience books are Anxiety-Free: Unravel Your Fears before They Unravel You, Beat the Blues Before They Beat You: How to Overcome Depression, and Keeping Your Head after Losing Your Job. His new self-help book, The Jealousy Cure: Learn to Trust, Overcome Possessiveness, and Save Your Relationship will be published in January 2018.

Dr. Leahy's recent clinical books include Emotion Regulation in Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide (with Tirch and Napolitano), Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Second Edition (with Holland and McGinn), and Treatment Plans and Interventions for Bulimia and Binge-Eating Disorder (with Zweig), Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Second Edition, and Emotional Schema Therapy. He is completing an edited book--Science and Practice in Cognitive Therapy- in honor of Aaron T. Beck, the founder of cognitive therapy, to be published by Guilford in January 2018. Dr. Leahy is currently working on a book to be published by Routledge, Emotional Schema Therapy: Distinctive Features.

He is the general editor of a series of books published by Guilford Press--Treatment Plans and Interventions for Evidence-Based Psychotherapy, which include books on depression, anxiety, OCD, insomnia, couples therapy, and child and adolescent therapy. His books have been translated into 21 languages and are used throughout the world in training cognitive behavioral therapists.

He has been featured in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, Psychology Today, Washington Post, WSJ, Redbook, Shape, Women's He

Reviews

[Sara Kamjou · Rating 5 out of 5]

اولین بار این کتاب رو تو دوره‌ی ارشدم خوندم که جزء منابع درسی محسوب می‌شد و این بار بعد از چند سال بر محتواش مروری داشتم. باید بگم این کتاب یکی از بهترین کتاب‌های درمانیه که هر روانشناسی که بخواد از طریق رویکرد شناختی به درمان بپردازه، باید باهاش زندگی کنه...
+ توصیه‌م اینه که حتما ترجمه دکتر لادن فتی رو بگیرید چون بسیار روون‌تر از ترجمه‌ی دکتر حمیدپوره.
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‏برخی از افراد هیجان‌های ابزاری نشان می‌دهند. به بیان دیگر، ابراز هیجان در آن‌ها با هدف ایجاد پاسخ در دیگران صورت می‌گیرد.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd say it's a well written, absolutely useful book that is easy to understand and follow. I used it both in Advanced Counselling and in Principles of Cognitive Behavioural Intervention. I acquired a better understanding of how different cognitive techniques work and that helped me write better essays on the topic and just generally have a better understanding of cognitive therapy.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have used this in practice, both ideas and worksheets. Clients have enjoyed easy to read format of pages given when used. This is just a guide...techniques will become easier when practiced and this is a very helpful tool to use for that. Gives several ideas and helpful hints for difficult to reach clients as well.

[Maria Eduarda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Livro importantíssimo e com toda certeza um glossário quando se trata de técnica cognitiva. Infelizmente pela quantidade gigantesca de técnicas, o livro se torna de lenta fluidez e até enjoativo de ler.
Mesmo assim, se analisarmos cada técnica separada acredito que o livro seja bastante didático, com explicação clara da técnica, aplicabilidade, possíveis problemas na aplicação e as soluções plausíveis.
Além disso, apresenta exemplos palpáveis para aplicação.

[Tayná Buzzacaro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Foca na prática, ajuda muito no dia a dia do atendimento clínico para iniciantes

[Dustin · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5