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This sourcebook contains 61 reproducible exercises covering issues like anger, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, borderline personality, chemical dependence, chronic pain, depression, eating disorders, family conflict, sexual dysfunction, grief, self-esteem, mania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, parenting, phobias, sexual abuse, and suicide. Jongsma (a psychological consultant) makes the case for the use of homework in therapy and offers advice on how and when to use these exercises. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He managed a group private practice for twenty-five years and now is the Executive Director of Life Guidance Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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PracticePlanners? The Bestselling treatment planning system for mental health professionals

Features new and updated assignments and exercises to meet the changing needs of mental health professionals

The Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner, Second Edition provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode. This easy-to-use sourcebook features:
* 79 ready-to-copy exercises covering the most common issues encountered by adult clients, including such problems as chemical dependence, grief, financial stress, and low self-esteem
* A quick-reference format—the interactive assignments are grouped by behavioral problems including anxiety, sleep disturbance, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, dissociation, and eating disorders
* Expert guidance on how and when to make the most efficient use of the exercises
* Assignments that are cross-referenced to The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fourth Edition—so you can quickly identify the right exercise for a given situation or problem
* A CD-ROM that contains all the exercises in a word processing format—allowing you to customize them to suit you and your clients' unique styles and needs

Additional resources in the PracticePlanners? series:

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Progress Notes Planners contain complete, prewritten progress notes for each presentingproblem in the companion Treatment Planners.

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ISBN: 0471763438
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date: June 2006
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Comments from the Seller: 2006 Softcover (NEW TITLE), pp. 352.

Table of Contents

	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

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