| PracticePlanner Series Preface | xv |
| Acknowledgments | xvii |
| Introduction | xix |
| Section I | Anger Management | 1 |
| Exercise I.A | Alternatives to Destructive Anger | 3 |
| Exercise I.B | Anger Journal | 9 |
| Section II | Antisocial Behavior | 15 |
| Exercise II.A | How I Have Hurt Others | 17 |
| Exercise II.B | Letter of Apology | 20 |
| Section III | Anxiety | 23 |
| Exercise III.A | Analyze the Probability of a Feared Event | 25 |
| Exercise III.B | Past Successful Anxiety Coping | 29 |
| Section IV | Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)--Adult | 31 |
| Exercise IV.A | Symptoms and Fixes for ADD | 33 |
| Section V | Borderline Personality | 37 |
| Exercise V.A | Journal and Replace Self-Defeating Thoughts | 39 |
| Exercise V.B | Plan Before Acting | 46 |
| Section VI | Chemical Dependence | 49 |
| Exercise VI.A | Aftercare Plan Components | 51 |
| Exercise VI.B | Relapse Triggers | 55 |
| Exercise VI.C | Substance Abuse Negative Impact versus Sobriety's Positive Impact | 59 |
| Section VII | Chemical Dependence Relapse | 65 |
| Exercise VII.A | Relapse Symptom Line | 67 |
| Section VIII | Childhood Trauma | 71 |
| Exercise VIII.A | Changing from Victim to Survivor | 73 |
| Exercise VIII.B | Feelings and Forgiveness Letter | 77 |
| Section IX | Chronic Pain | 81 |
| Exercise IX.A | Pain and Stress Journal | 83 |
| Section X | Dependency | 89 |
| Exercise X.A | Satisfying Unmet Emotional Needs | 91 |
| Section XI | Depression | 93 |
| Exercise XI.A | Identify and Schedule Pleasant Activities | 95 |
| Exercise XI.B | Negative Thoughts Trigger Negative Feelings | 98 |
| Exercise XI.C | Positive Self-Talk | 103 |
| Section XII | Eating Disorder | 105 |
| Exercise XII.A | A Reality Journal: Food, Weight, Thoughts, and Feelings | 107 |
| Exercise XII.B | How Fear Controls My Eating | 112 |
| Section XIII | Family Conflict | 115 |
| Exercise XIII.A | Applying Problem-Solving to Interpersonal Conflict | 117 |
| Exercise XIII.B | A Structured Parenting Plan | 120 |
| Section XIV | Female Sexual Dysfunction | 123 |
| Exercise XIV.A | Factors Influencing Negative Sexual Attitudes | 125 |
| Exercise XIV.B | Study Your Body: Clothed and Unclothed | 129 |
| Section XV | Financial Stress | 133 |
| Exercise XV.A | Plan a Budget | 135 |
| Section XVI | Grief/Loss Unresolved | 139 |
| Exercise XVI.A | Creating a Memorial Collage | 141 |
| Exercise XVI.B | Dear : A Letter to a Lost Loved One | 144 |
| Section XVII | Impulse Control Disorder | 147 |
| Exercise XVII.A | Impulsive Behavior Journal | 149 |
| Section XVIII | Intimate Relationship Conflicts | 155 |
| Exercise XVIII.A | How Can We Meet Each Other's Needs and Desires? | 157 |
| Exercise XVIII.B | Positive and Negative Contributions to the Relationship: Mine and Yours | 162 |
| Section XIX | Low Self-Esteem | 165 |
| Exercise XIX.A | Acknowledging My Strengths | 167 |
| Exercise XIX.B | Replacing Fears with Positive Messages | 170 |
| Section XX | Male Sexual Dysfunction | 175 |
| Exercise XX.A | Journaling the Response to Nondemand, Sexual Pleasuring (Sensate Focus) | 177 |
| Section XXI | Mania or Hypomania | 183 |
| Exercise XXI.A | Recognizing the Negative Consequences of Impulsive Behavior | 185 |
| Exercise XXI.B | What Are My Good Qualities? | 189 |
| Exercise XXI.C | Why I Dislike Taking My Medication | 193 |
| Section XXII | Medical Issues | 195 |
| Exercise XXII.A | How I Feel about My Medical Treatment | 197 |
| Exercise XXII.B | The Impact of My Illness | 200 |
| Section XXIII | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | 203 |
| Exercise XXIII.A | Making Use of the Thought-Stopping Technique | 205 |
| Exercise XXIII.B | Reducing the Strength of Compulsive Behaviors | 209 |
| Section XXIV | Parenting | 213 |
| Exercise XXIV.A | Learning to Parent as a Team | 215 |
| Exercise XXIV.B | Using Reinforcement Principles in Parenting | 219 |
| Section XXV | Phase-of-Life Problems | 223 |
| Exercise XXV.A | What Needs to Be Changed in My Life? | 225 |
| Exercise XXV.B | What's Good about Me and My Life? | 228 |
| Section XXVI | Phobia-Panic/Agoraphobia | 231 |
| Exercise XXVI.A | Four Ways to Reduce Fear | 233 |
| Exercise XXVI.B | Gradually Reducing Your Phobic Fear | 237 |
| Exercise XXVI.C | Monitoring My Panic Attack Experiences | 241 |
| Section XXVII | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 243 |
| Exercise XXVII.A | How the Trauma Affects Me | 245 |
| Exercise XXVII.B | Share the Painful Memory | 247 |
| Section XXVIII | Psychoticism | 251 |
| Exercise XXVIII.A | What Do You Hear and See? | 253 |
| Section XXIX | Sexual Abuse | 255 |
| Exercise XXIX.A | A Blaming Letter and a Forgiving Letter to Perpetrator | 257 |
| Exercise XXIX.B | Picturing the Place of the Abuse | 260 |
| Section XXX | Sexual Identity Confusion | 263 |
| Exercise XXX.A | Journal of Sexual Thoughts, Fantasies, Conflicts | 265 |
| Exercise XXX.B | To Whom and How to Reveal My Homosexuality | 271 |
| Section XXXI | Sleep Disturbance | 275 |
| Exercise XXXI.A | Sleep Pattern Record | 277 |
| Section XXXII | Social Discomfort | 283 |
| Exercise XXXII.A | Restoring Socialization Comfort | 285 |
| Section XXXIII | Somatization | 287 |
| Exercise XXXIII.A | Controlling the Focus on Physical Problems | 289 |
| Section XXXIV | Suicidal Ideation | 293 |
| Exercise XXXIV.A | Journal of Distorted, Negative Thoughts | 295 |
| Exercise XXXIV.B | The Aftermath of Suicide | 299 |
| Appendix | Alternate Assignments for Presenting Problems | 303 |
| About the CD-ROM | 311 |