CBT for Appearance Anxiety (eBook)

Psychosocial Interventions for Anxiety due to Visible Difference

Alex Clarke, Andrew R. Thompson, Elizabeth Jenkinson, Nichola Rumsey, Robert Newell (Autoren)

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2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-52339-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This clinical manual provides a CBT-based psychosocial intervention for use with individuals distressed about their appearance due to a disfigurement from birth, accident or illness, or those coping with another visible difference.

 

• Contains a wealth of case material with specific relevance to physical health conditions that affect appearance, practical advice on assessment, and session-by-session guidance for addressing common issues
• Written by leading academics and clinicians working in the management of disfigurement and rational appearance anxiety
• Uses a flexible stepped-care model that allows for use by experienced CBT practitioners as well those wishing to deliver a more basic psychological intervention
• Identifies the psychological factors involved in appearance anxiety while also addressing the practical concerns of living with a visible difference, such as managing the reactions of others

Alex Clarke is a clinical and health psychologist specializing in disfigurement and altered appearance.

Andrew R. Thompson is Reader in Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield NHS Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Programme.

Elizabeth Jenkinson is a registered Practitioner Health Psychologist, Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of the West of England.

Nichola Rumsey is Vocational Training Charitable TrustProfessor of Appearance Research at University of the West of England and is Co-Director of the Centre for Appearance Research.

Rob Newell is Emeritus Professor of Nursing Research at the University of Bradford.

Rezensionen

"This book is perhaps most useful for those working with
individuals where appearance anxiety is the result of an observable
visible disfigurements as this is clearly the main focus of the
book." (Behavioral and Cognitive
Psychotherapy, 1 May 2014)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: Clinical psychology • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) • Cognitive behavioral therapy, clinical psychology, health psychology, disfigurement, body image, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, reconstructive surgery, psychodermatology • Health & Behavioral Clinical Psychology • Klinische Psychologie • Klinische Psychologie / Verhalten • Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie • Medical Science • Medizin • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery • Plastische u. rekonstruierende Chirurgie • Psychologie • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 1-118-52339-3 / 1118523393
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-52339-1 / 9781118523391