Clarke / Thompson / Jenkinson CBT for Appearance Anxiety

Psychosocial Interventions for Anxiety due to Visible Difference
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-52341-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

This clinical manual provides a CBT-based psychosocialintervention for use with individuals distressed about theirappearance 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 tophysical health conditions that affect appearance, practical adviceon assessment, and session-by-session guidance for addressingcommon issues
* Written by leading academics and clinicians working in themanagement of disfigurement and rational appearance anxiety
* Uses a flexible stepped-care model that allows for use byexperienced CBT practitioners as well those wishing to deliver amore basic psychological intervention
* Identifies the psychological factors involved in appearanceanxiety while also addressing the practical concerns of living witha visible difference, such as managing the reactions of others

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clarke, Alex

Thompson, Andrew R.

Jenkinson, Elizabeth

Rumsey, Nichola

Newell, Robert

Über Autor(innen)

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.