"Shape Self: Rise Up" provides a comprehensive guide to CBT and its practical techniques for individuals looking to improve their mental health and well-being.
Additionally, the book provides real-life scenarios and solutions, such as overcoming fear of dogs, managing academic stress, and improving mental health and well-being with CBT techniques. It also includes case studies on managing PTSD symptoms, panic disorder, phobias, substance abuse and addiction, anger management, low self-esteem, relationship issues, sleep, and psychotic disorders. The book concludes by analyzing the future of CBT and its promising outcomes.
Some useful studies discussed in the book are:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized-Controlled Trials
- Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of Meta-Analyses
- Imagery Rescripting: A Single-Session Imagery-Based Cognitive Treatment for Distressing Memories
- The Effectiveness of CBT for Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
- A Systematic Review of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders.
"Shape Self: Rise Up" is a book about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its practical techniques for better mental health. The book covers various topics, including the explanation of CBT and how it works, the benefits of CBT for mental health, understanding negative thoughts and behaviors, cognitive distortions, and step-by-step guidelines to mastering CBT. Other topics discussed in the book include overcoming negative self-talk, managing anxiety and fears, problem-solving therapy, social skills training, imagery-based exposure, activity scheduling, the power of thought records in challenging negative thoughts, graded exposure, cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, assertiveness training, goal-setting, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
