Managing your mind : the mental fitness guide / Gillian Butler and Tony Hope.

Butler, Gillian. (Author). Hope, R. A. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0195314522 (cloth)
ISBN: 9780195314526 (cloth)
ISBN: 0195314530 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780195314533 (pbk.)
Physical Description: ix, 534 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-518) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. What to expect from this guide -- 2. scientific background -- 3. Valuing yourself -- 4. Recognizing that you can change -- 5. Managing yourself and your time -- 6. Facing the problem -- 7. Treating yourself right -- 8. Problem-solving : a strategy for change -- 9. Keeping things in perspective : help from cognitive therapy -- 10. Building self-confidence and self-esteem -- 11. Learning how to relax -- 12. importance of relationships -- 13. first key to good relationships : be fair to yourself and to others -- 14. second key to good relationships : recognizing voices from the past -- 15. third key to good relationships : relationships as systems -- 16. Anger in relationships -- 17. Sexuality and intimate relationships -- 18. Getting the better of anxiety and worry, or defeating the alarmist --

19. Overcoming fears and phobias -- 20. Stress : how to live with the flight amount of it -- 21. Dealing with panic : controlling the alarm system -- 22. Depression - the common cold of the mind -- 23. Digging yourself out of depression -- 24. How to become less vulnerable to depression -- 25. Loss and bereavement -- 26. Dealing with the past -- 27. Recent traumatic events and their aftermath -- 28. Breaking habits and stopping smoking -- 29. Averting problems with alcohol -- 30. Overcoming sleep problems -- 31. Good eating habits -- 32. fundamentals of effective study -- 33. Key study skills : reading, taking notes, and using the material -- 34. How to improve your memory : part 1 : the palest ink and other external memory aids -- 35. How to improve your memory : part 2 : internal memory aids -- 36. Making decisions -- 37. Thinking straight.