Thomas D'Zurilla

Problem-solving therapy (PST) has been increasingly used to treat a great variety of health and mental health problems due to its flexibility and proven effectiveness. This text, written by the co-developers of PST, is a comprehensive and detailed manual of how to apply PST for a variety of populations and situations. The book reflects the most current research and applications of PST and provides specific treatment guidelines, sample client-therapist dialogues, clinical exercises and activities, homework assignments, client handouts, clinical case examples, and worksheets. These are based on a ""stepped-care"" model of PST which takes into account the nature of a client's problems, the intensity of these problems, the setting and treatment structure, and treatment goals, in order to determine the best way to conduct PST. The manual is structured to offer clients three major ""toolkits"" which include multitasking guides to help overcome ""cognitive overload"" when under stress, guides to overcome barriers to effective problem solving regarding a negative problem orientation, and guides to overcome barriers to effective problem solving regarding ineffective problem-solving strategies. Digital accompaniments include patient handouts, worksheets, and toolkits. . Key Features: Describes an increasingly popular psychotherapeutic intervention that works in a variety of client/populations and can be combined with other treatment modalities Authored by the co-developers of PST Provides the most up-to-date, detailed guidelines to PST Presents treatment guidelines, case examples, and numerous clinical aids Includes digital components such as patient handouts, homework worksheets, and toolkits

Yes, You Can!! Learn How to: Cope better with stressful life problems and circumstances Increase your ability to stick with a diet or lifestyle change Decrease emotional stress Improve your personal relationships Guided by an easy, new 5-step program called ADAPT, these life change ARE possible! ADAPT is based on a proven-effective method of behavioral intervention called Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), and is simple enough to apply even to the busiest schedules. The New ADAPT Method 5 Little Steps to Solving Life's Big Problems Attitude: Enhancing Your Problem-Solving Capacity Defining Your Problem and Setting Realistic Goals Being Creative and Generating Alternative Solutions Predicting the Consequences and Developing a Solution Plan Trying Out Your Solution and Determining if it Works If you are searching for enhanced well-being, the new ADAPT method will quickly steer you in the right direction and provide the life-long skills you need to better define the problems you may be facing, choose effective solutions, and improve the quality of your life. Solving Life's Problems can also be read alongside D'Zurilla's and Nezu's Problem-Solving Therapy, Third Edition, serving as an informal "manual" style accompaniment to its more comprehensive companion book. Purchase of the two books as a set will get you these life-changing texts at an $7.00 savings over the two books bought individually.