Regulating Emotion the DBT Way

A Therapist's Guide to Opposite Action

Christine Dunkley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

182 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-25921-1 (ISBN)

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Regulating Emotion the DBT Way is a practical guide to the DBT skill of ‘Opposite Action’, which helps clients develop the skill of up or down-regulating their emotions when necessary. It is the skill that fosters emotional literacy in clients who have learned to fear or avoid painful feelings.

Regulating Emotion the DBT Way is a practical guide to the DBT skill of ‘Opposite Action’, which helps clients develop the skill of up- or down-regulating their emotions when necessary. It is the skill that fosters emotional literacy in clients who have learned to fear or avoid painful feelings.

Part A of the text introduces emotion theory, describes how to validate emotions, and explains how Linehan’s ‘Opposite Action’ skill is used to regulate problematic responses. There are examples and analogies that can be shared with clients, and clinical examples to demonstrate the key points. There is a description of how DBT therapists contextualise emotion using chain analysis. Part B dedicates a chapter to each of the basic emotions and describes its signature features. A session scenario is included allowing the reader to see how the therapist coaches the skill of opposite action, elicits behavioural rehearsal, and gives corrective feedback. There are some tips on handling common issues specific to that emotion, based on the author’s extensive experience.

This book will be of interest to any therapist who wants to learn more about a behavioural approach to emotion such as psychologists, nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, counsellors, cognitive therapists, prison staff, and occupational therapists. It is an accessible explanation of emotion regulation for people who have already undertaken DBT training.

Christine Dunkley, DClinP, is a consultant trainer with the British Isles DBT training team, and a fellow of the Society for DBT in the UK and Ireland. She has 20 years of working experience with self-harming patients in the NHS.

Part A Emotion Regulation Theory 1 Emotion Regulation and Dialectics; 2 Emotion Functions and Forms; 3 The Theory of 'Opposite Action'; 4 Emotion Validation; 5 Problem-solving; Part B Regulating Specific Emotions 6 Sadness; 7 Anger; 8 Fear and Anxiety; 9 Joy; 10 Guilt; 11 Shame; 12 Disgust; 13 Envy and Jealousy; 14 Secondary Emotions and Contingencies

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2020
Zusatzinfo	2 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	0-367-25921-4 / 0367259214
ISBN-13	978-0-367-25921-1 / 9780367259211
Zustand	Neuware