Cognitive Health

If you have a child with anxiety, you need quick, in-the-moment solutions you can easily use now to help your child face their fears and worries. Created by a psychologist and expert in childhood anxiety, this guide offers proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure skills you can use at home, in social settings, or anywhere anxiety takes hold.

In The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook, you'll find proven-effective techniques to help you build resilience, deal effectively with life's challenges, work through difficult thoughts and feelings, and improve your overall well-being. You'll also discover cutting-edge CBT practices that target rumination, self-compassion, self-esteem, and chronic anger. By practicing each skill outlined in this workbook, you'll build your own mental wellness toolkit to draw from when you need it most.

How does a neural network become a brain? While neurobiologists investigate how nature accomplishes this feat, computer scientists interested in AI strive to achieve this through technology. The Self-Assembling Brain tells the stories of both fields, exploring the historical and modern approaches taken by the scientists pursuing answers to the quandary: What information is necessary to make an intelligent neural network? As Peter Robin Hiesinger argues, "the information problem" underlies both fields.

A new edition of a classic work that originated the "embodied cognition" movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices.

Despite our best efforts, most of the time, we act without thinking. We make poor decisions. But this isn’t our fault! It’s just how our brains are programmed. Now, you don’t have to be a scientist to understand how to use your brain’s instincts to your advantage instead of your downfall. Build a Better Brain has one goal: to help you improve your life by understanding how your brain works and learning to taking advantage of it.

If you struggle with addiction, seeking treatment is a powerful, positive first step toward eventual recovery. But gaining an understanding of the causes of addiction—such as feelings of helplessness or loss of control—is also crucial for recovery. In this book, addiction expert Suzette Glasner-Edwards offers evidence-based techniques fusing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based relapse prevention to help you move past your addictive behaviors.

If you have body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) such as hair pulling or skin picking, you may feel embarrassed about seeking help. But there are proven-effective strategies you can use to overcome these behaviors and improve your overall quality of life—this book will show you how. In this evidence-based resource, three renowned experts and clinicians offer powerful CBT skills to help you move past BFRB. You'll learn why you engage in these behaviors, and how to identify your own sensory "triggers"—places, things, or experiences that cause your behavior to become worse.

AN AMAZON EDITORS' BEST BOOKS OF 2024 PICK "Completely transformed my way of thinking about dreams." –Jay Shetty Dreaming is one of the most underappreciated functions of the human brain, yet our very survival as a species depends on it. In This Is Why You Dream, dual-trained neuroscientist...

We cannot know how to fix a problem until we understand its causes. But even for some of the most common mental health problems, three specialists might offer you three completely different treatments. As a cognitive neuropsychiatrist, Professor Anthony David brings together many fields of study, from social and cognitive psychology to neurology. The key for each patient might be anything from a traumatic memory to a chemical imbalance, an unhealthy way of thinking or a hidden tumour.

The ultimate guide to changing human behavior. Do you want to increase your EQ and learn how to shape the behavior of those around you? One of the most important keys to leading a healthy, happy, and successful life is to develop your emotional intelligence. The more you understand about why people act the way they do and how to control your own thoughts and emotions, the easier it is to get what you want out of life. For the first time, you can now get three of the best books on the psychology of human behavior in one collection.

“A grand accomplishment.” —Dr. Peter Levine, developer of Somatic Experiencing and author of Waking the Tiger and In an Unspoken Voice A body-based, science-backed method for regulating behavior, thoughts, and feelings and improving well-being--shown to shorten therapy time and improve...

The revolutionary program that has helped hundreds of thousands of readers find relief from chronic unhappiness is now in a revised and updated second edition. This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is grounded in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, a clinically proven approach. The...

Pregnancy loss can be devastating, regardless of whether it is early or late in pregnancy or in the short period after a baby is born. In many instances, similar emotions are experienced when a couple learns that their fertility treatments were unsuccessful. Here, well-known psychologist Amy Wenzel applies the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, a thoroughly researched approach for treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and stress-related disorders, to the experience of reproductive loss.

"Eagleman renders the secrets of the brain’s adaptability into a truly compelling page-turner.” —Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner “Livewired reads wonderfully like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Sagan’s front lawn...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) might be the treatment you’ve been looking for. CBT uses your own mind’s internal processes and ability to make associations to unleash a better version of yourself. This audiobook explains what CBT is, how it works, and how you can benefit from it. It also guides you through a 10 step process where your awareness of how your mind works can lead to greater personal happiness, peace, and joy. You'll learn how to achieve a higher level of personal clarity.

If, despite your best efforts, you always seem to find yourself acting on impulses related to depression, anxiety, insecurity, or the fear associated with phobias, then your actions might not be to blame so much as your thoughts. If you are looking for a way to change your thoughts directly, then Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: 30 Highly Effective Tips and Tricks for Rewiring Your Brain and Overcoming Anxiety, Depression & Phobias is the book you have been waiting for.

Manquant d'apports essentiels, notre alimentation ne remplit plus le rôle de protection qu'elle devrait jouer. La psychonutrition est la science de l'influence des nutriments sur la régulation des émotions, de l'attention, du sommeil et la protection du cerveau. Dans ce nouveau livre, après plusieurs années de recherches, le docteur Guillaume Fond vous propose des réponses et des conseils très concrets pour améliorer la santé de votre cerveau et votre santé mentale.

Living with anxiety, depression or struggling with low self worth can feel like you’re constantly exhausted. Like the challenges of everyday life just leave you depleted. Over time it gets easier to feel trapped by these feelings, and trapped by the automatic negative thoughts they create. But what if it wasn’t just our feelings that caused our thoughts, it was our thoughts that caused our feelings? This question is the core of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one of the most widely researched and evidence backed therapies available today.

From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life. "An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear...

A revolutionary guide to trauma recovery through healing your nervous system from a renowned Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Brittany Piper spent most of her life sitting across from conventional therapists recalling the painful stories of her trauma. But rehashing each harrowing event—being...