William T. O’Donohue & Jane E. Fisher 
Cognitive Behavior Therapy 
Core Principles for Practice

Learn and apply the 14 core principles of cognitive behavior
therapy

In this invaluable guide, clinicians will find–identified
and summarized by leading researchers and clinicians–fourteen
core principles that subsume the more than 400 cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT) treatment protocols currently in use, so they may
apply them to their everyday practice. This unique contribution to
the field provides practitioners with a balance of history, theory,
and evidence-based applications.

Edited by renowned experts in the field, Cognitive Behavior
Therapy explores the core principles behind all CBT protocols
including:

* Clinical functional analysis

* Skills training

* Exposure

* Relaxation

* Cognitive restructuring

* Problem solving

* Self-regulation

A straightforward introduction to CBT principles with guidance
for all mental health professionals seeking to improve the lives of
clients spanning a range of psychological problems, Cognitive
Behavior Therapy is designed for both new and experienced
clinicians alike who want to deepen and broaden their understanding
of CBT principles.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii

Contributors ix

CHAPTER 1 THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY
1

William T. O’Donohue and Jane E. Fisher

CHAPTER 2 CLINICAL FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING THE
CONTINGENCIES OF REINFORCEMENT 13

Clair Rummel, Christina Garrison-Diehn, Casey Catlin, and Jane
E. Fisher

CHAPTER 3 SKILLS TRAINING 37

Michael P. Twohig and John P. Dehlin

CHAPTER 4 EXPOSURE THERAPY: PROMOTING EMOTIONAL PROCESSING OF
PATHOLOGICAL ANXIETY 75

Alyson K. Zalta and Edna B. Foa

CHAPTER 5 RELAXATION 105

Holly Hazlett-Stevens and Douglas A. Bernstein

CHAPTER 6 COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING 133

Robert L. Leahy and Simon A. Rego

CHAPTER 7 PROBLEM SOLVING 159

Arthur M. Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu

CHAPTER 8 SELF-REGULATION 183

Paul Karoly

CHAPTER 9 BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION 215

Jonathan W. Kanter and Ajeng J. Puspitasari

CHAPTER 10 SOCIAL SKILLS 251

Joanna E. Strong Kinnaman and Alan S. Bellack

CHAPTER 11 EMOTION REGULATION AND CBT 273

Anthony Papa, Matthew Boland, and M. Todd Sewell

CHAPTER 12 COMMUNICATION 325

Justin A. Lavner and Thomas N. Bradbury

CHAPTER 13 PRINCIPLES OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 353

Jeana L. Magyar-Moe

CHAPTER 14 ACCEPTANCE AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY 377

Kelly G. Wilson, Maureen K. Flynn, Michael Bordieri, Stephanie
Nassar, Nadia Lucas, and Kerry Whiteman

Author Index 399

Subject Index 425

Über den Autor

WILLIAM T. O’DONOHUE, Ph D, Professor of Clinical
Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is also a licensed
clinical psychologist widely recognized in the field for his
knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapies.
He has edited over twenty books, written thirty-five book chapters,
and published more than seventy-five articles in scholarly
journals. Dr. O’Donohue is a national expert in training clinicians
in integrated care and developing quality improvement projects in
integrated care.

JANE E. FISHER, Ph D, is Professor of Psychology
and former director of clinical training at the University of
Nevada, Reno. Her research interests include aging and behavioral
health; applied behavior analysis; and the integration of
evidence-based behavioral healthcare in primary and long-term care
settings.