Psychological Self-Help

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Dealing with trauma
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Becoming absorbed with one’s wounds
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Theories explaining stress and anxiety
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Constitutional factors—genes and physical causes
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Operant and cognitive theories about anxiety
Operant conditioning and stress
Thoughts and emotions
Observational learning and cognition
Faulty perceptions and irrational reactions
Can we handle it?
How and what you think determine stress level
Self confidence in coping skills
 
Does thinking explain all fears and anxiety?
Thoughts, emotions, and actions are interrelated
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Psychoanalytic theories of anxiety
Psychological defense mechanisms
Unconscious causes of fear
Summary of the means by which stress is developed
Summary of the effects of stress
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Ways of handling stress and anxiety
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How to cope
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Confront the stressful situation
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Find causes and escape stress
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Support and self-help groups
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Relaxation
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Desensitization
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Stress inoculation
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Develop toughness and skills
 
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Cognitive methods
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Summary of how to handle anxiety, fears, and stress
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Treatment of specific anxiety-based problems
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Anxiety, worry and shyness
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Insomnia and burnout
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Anxiety, fears, and phobias (books and sites)
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Panic attacks and agoraphobia
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Obsessions and compulsions (books and sites)
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Personality, emotions, and health
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Psychosomatic and physical disorders
Heart disease, Cancer
General health & Prayer
Pain--headaches
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