Ch. 1 Achieving Contentment, Our Goals, And Emotional Intelligence

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Ch. 2 ABC Origin Of Our Emotions And Behavior

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Ch. 3 Self-Analysis Of Our ABC’s: Activating Events, Beliefs, Consequences

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8 Interviews - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interviews

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Ch. 4 Managing Our Beliefs, Self-Talk, And Emotions With CBT

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​ Ch. 5 Uprooting Our Irrational Beliefs And Self-Talk With CBT

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Ch. 6 Common Irrational Beliefs and Self-Talk Causing Anxiety, Anger,

and Depression

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Ch. 7 Managing Anxiety With SOS Help For Emotions

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Ch. 8 Managing Anger With SOS Help For Emotions

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Ch. 9 Managing Depression With SOS Help For Emotions

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12 Irrational Beliefs Causing Anxiety, Anger, And Depression

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50 Rational Beliefs Reducing Anxiety, Anger, And Depression

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01 Disrespected At Work

Anger, physical changes in anger, anger from disrespect, managing anger, expressing anger in a work setting, D Dispute not yet taught

02 Angry Customer - Doing It Wrong

Emotional intelligence, managing emotions, managing relationships, sarcasm, anger in a work setting, D Dispute not yet taught

03 Angry Customer - Doing It Right

Emotional intelligence, managing emotions, managing relationships, anger in a work setting, managing anger, D Dispute not yet taught

04 Smashed Birthday Cake

Anger, rage, violent behavior, possible borderline personality disorder, physiological arrousal in anger, D Dispute not yet taught

05 Not Invited

Depression, sadness, anxiety, rejection by peers, changing a demand into a wish, school avoidance, 11 year-old girl, help from parents, D Dispute not yet taught

06 Seven Pounds Overweight

Depression, low self-acceptance, purging, risk for anorexia, 14 year-old girl, D Dispute not yet taught

07 Road Rage

Anger, road rage, improved management of anger, D Dispute not yet taught

08 Broken Fist

Anger, rage, violent behavior, explosive behavior, self-injurious behavior, D Dispute not yet taught

09 Giving A Speech

Anxiety, social anxiety, procrastination, physical effects of anxiety, D Dispute is now taught for managing emotions

10 My Parents Are Divorcing

Depression, sadness, parents divorcing, D Dispute is taught in managing emotions

11 First Year Teacher

Depressed, not being liked by all her students, acceptance of this fact, reduced emotional distress

12 Depressed Over Mother

Depressed, suicidal thinking, guessing at the beliefs & self-talk of another person, Irrational Belief #10 (“I must be constantly upset over someone else’s problems")

13 Asking For A Date

Anxiety, social anxiety, procrastination, improved ability to manage emotions

14 Walked Out Of Class

Anxiety, social anxiety, embarrassed, humiliated, name calling, improved management of his emotions

15 Girlfriend Abuse (JAIL)

Anger, rage, violent attack, girlfriend abuse, jail, reject help from counselor/psychologist, limited motiviaton for change, believing that “people just snap”

16 Called Me A Loser (JAIL)

Anger, rage, anger from disrespect, violent attack, intermittent explosive disorder, workplace violence, jail, reject help from psychologist, limited motiviaton for change

17 Awfulizing About Mowing

Depression, turning a minor stressor into emotional stress, complaining, acceptance of the minor stressor, reduced emotional distress

18 Dumped By Two Girls

Depression, self-labeling, self-loathing, low self-acceptance, depressed about romantic relationships, reduced emotional distress

19 Bar Fight (JAIL)

Anger, anger from disrespect, jail, low motiviaton for change

20 Internet Dating Frustration

Depression, discouraged with dating, internet dating, managing frustration

21 Abusive Boyfriend Makes Meth (JAIL)

Depression, anxiety, low self-acceptance, partner abuse, jail, dependency, dependent on abusive partner

22 Racing A Train

Depression, guilt, PTSD, death of girlfriend, alcohol abuse, determination to get undepressed

23 My Report Card

Anger, mother expressing anger at 11 year-old daughter, accidently punishing good behavior, getting unangry, apologizing

24 I Wrecked My Car

Depression, guilt, shame, negative self-labeling, self-loathing, resolving to stop calling himself names

25 Coping With Disability

Coping with disability, acceptance of disability, calm

26 Threatening Child Abuse

Anger, rage, potential child abuse, low frustration tolerance, low distress tolerance, guessing at the beliefs and self-talk of another person, possible PTSD

27 I Can’t Forgive Him

Depression, anger, obsessed about husband cheating in the past, inability to forgive, seeing a counselor, turning a DEMAND into a WISH

28 Social Anxiety

Anxiety, social anxiety, social phobia, self-labeling, practicing self-acceptance

29 My Father Won’t Help

Father-daughter relationship problems, lack of money for college, effective use of dispute statements, improving father-daughter relationship.

30 Locked Out Of My Car

Anxiety, social anxiety, social phobia, self-labeling, practicing self-acceptance

31 I Shouldn’t Pay Child Support

Anger, broken relationship with his wife, life should be fair & easy, child support, decision to accept reality

32 No Parking

Anger, recognition he is making himself angry, getting unangry

33 Failing In College

Depressed, getting failing college grades, difficulty in making realistic plans for college

34 My Friend Died

Depression, guilt, death of friend, attempting to adjust to death of friend

35 Spouse Abuse

Spouse abuse, desire to control his wife, irrational belief that stress causes spouse abuse, ABC’s of Emotions in spouse abuse, recognition of how to stop abusing his wife

36 When Are We Eating?

Anger, expressing anger at 10 year-old son, low frustration tolerance, using Dispute to get unangry, apologizing

37 Coping With Chronic Pain

Depression, coping with chronic pain, irrational belief that “life should be fair,” pain management techniques, relief from chronic pain

38 Exercise Bike Conflict

Anger, husband-wife conflict, changing beliefs & self-talk, getting unangry

39 My Boyfriend Is Cheating

Depressed, angry, broken love relationship, determination to get undepressed

40 Grandpa Is Dying

Anxiety, depresssion, impending death of a loved one, depression and anxiety, determination to get undepressed, determination to accept a significant loss

41 He Might Dump Me

Depression, jealousy, trouble sleeping, loss of a romantic relationship, use of humor to reduce upsetness, improved control over unpleasant emotions

42 Depressed About Panic

Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, panic disorder, secondary emotional problem (one emotional problem causing another emotional problem), improved management of depression

43 My Mom Broke Her Leg

Depression, self-blame, guilt, reduction in level of guilt. Possible example of PTSD.

44 My Husband Died

Depressed, angry at the world, death of spouse, deciding to accept her loss, improvement in emotional adjustment

45 Low Self-Acceptance & Drinking

Depression, guilt, self-loathing, addiction, alchohol abuse, self-acceptance, AA help

46 Cutting

Cutting disorder, impulse-control disorder, combined rational emotive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, anxiety, anger, depression, I-can’t-stand-it-itis, improved management of emotions