Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Part I : Theory and Research : A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Mood Disorders; How to Diagnose Your Moods: The First Step in the Cure; Understanding Your Moods: You Feel the Way You Think; Part II. Practical Applicatiions: Start by Building Self-Esteem; Do-Nothingism: How to Beat It; Verbal Judo: Learn to Talk Back When You're Under the Fire of Criticism; Feeling Angry? What's Your IQ?; Ways of Defeating Guilt; Part III "Realistic" Depressions: Sadness Is Not Depression; Part IV. Prevention and Personal Growth: The Cause of It All; The Approval Addicition; The Love Addicition; Your Work Is Not Your Worth; Dare to be Average! -- Ways to Overcome Perfectionism; Part V. Defeating Hopelessness and Suicide: The Ultimate Victory: Choosing to Live; Part VI. Coping With The Stresses and Strains of Daily Living: How I Practice What I Preach; Part VII. The Chemistry of Mood : The Consumer's Guide to Antidepressant Drug Therapy: Suggested Reading, Index List of Charts : Self-Assessment Tests: Beck Depression Inventory, Novaco Anger Scale, Dysfunctional Attitude Scale, Self-Help Forms and Charts : Definitions of Cognitive Distortions, Triple-Column Technique (Automatic Thought-Cognitive Distortion-Rational Response), Daily Record of Dysfunctional Thoughts, Double-Column Technique (Automatic Thought-Rational Response), Daily Activity Schedule, Anti-Procrastination Sheet, Pleasure-Predicting Sheet, But-Rebuttal Form, Tic-Toc Technique, The Anger Cost-Benefit Analysis, Hot Thoughts-Cool Thoughts, Revising "Should Rules", Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Defeating, Belief Systems, The Antiperfection Sheet, Response-Prevention Form.