An Introduction to Coping with Stress, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Brosan, Leonora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472140192 ISBN 13: 9781472140197

Publisher: Robinson, 2018

Synopsis

A revised and updated edition in the popular 'Introduction to Coping with' series of self-help books. Written by the author of the popular self-help title Overcoming Stress, An Introduction to Coping with Stress 2nd Edition offers a first step in self-help, using techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). We all know what stress feels like, and indeed what it feels like when we have too much stress in our lives. Too much stress can have a negative impact on us, almost without our noticing it. It can affect our family life, friendships and other relationships, our work life and our physical and emotional wellbeing.

This self-help guide uses CBT strategies to help the reader to recognise what happens to us when we are under stress and how we can change how we feel, think and act in order to regain a more balanced outlook on life and manage it more effectively. This practical booklet is also an ideal resource for health professionals and carers.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Lee Brosan was a consultant clinical psychologist in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust, and Trust Lead for the development of psychological therapies. She was also clinical associate at the M.R.C. Cognition and Brain Science Unit in Cambridge and honorary lecturer at the University of East Anglia. She died in 2017.

From the Back Cover

Practical support for how to overcome stress

We all know what stress feels like, and indeed what it feels like when we have too much stress in our lives. Too much stress can have a negative impact on us, almost without our noticing it. It can affect our family life, friendships and other relationships, our work life and our physical and emotional wellbeing.

Written by an experienced practitioner and author ofthe popular self-help title Overcoming Stress, this introductory book can help you if stress has become a problem, using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) strategies to:

· Help you recognise what happens when you are under stress
· Change how you feel, think and act in order to regain a more balanced outlook
· Manage everyday life more effectively

Dr Lee Brosan is a consultant psychologist with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Over her career she has been responsible for the development of psychological treatment services within the trust and has taught many other people about how best to understand and use CBT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472140192
• ISBN 13: 9781472140197
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 96