The compassionate mind workbook / Chris Irons and Elaine Beaumont.

By:

Irons, Chris [author.]

Contributor(s):

Beaumont, Elaine [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Robinson, 2017Description: xix, 374 pages ; 26 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

1472135903
9781472135902

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DDC classification:

616.8527 IRO 23

Contents:

1.We have tricky brains. 2.We are shaped by our experiences. 3.Understanding our emotions. 4.Understanding how and why our difficulties arise 5.What is compassion. 6.The three flows of compassion. 7.Why compassion can be difficult. 8.Attention and mindfulness 9.Cultivating the soothing system I - Body and breathing focus 10..Cultivating the soothing system II - Using imagery and memory 11.Building the drive system 12.Developing our compassionate self 13.Developing our compassionate other 14.Developing our compassionate team 15.Compassion for others 16.Experiencing compassion from others 17.Self-compassion 18.Putting our compassionate mind to work - compassionate attention 18.Putting our compassionate mind to work - compassionate thinking 19.Putting our compassionate mind to work - compassionate engagement of emotion 20.Putting our compassionate mind to work - compassionate engagement of emotions 21.Putting our compassionate mind to work - compassionate behaviour 22.Compassionate mind - bringing together the whole - compassionate letter writing 23.Working with common difficulties - understanding and bringing compassion to our multiple selves 24.Working with common difficulties - bringing our compassionate mind to shame and self-criticism 25.Working with common difficulties - how to manage fears, blocks or resistance to compassion 26.Looking forward - sustaining our compassionate mind

Summary: There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns with inferiority, shame and self-criticism can have very negative impacts on these processes and are associated with poorer physical and mental health. The Compassionate Mind Workbook is for anyone who is interested in how compassion - in the form of ideas and practices derived from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and other approaches - may help us to engage with, understand and ultimately, try to alleviate suffering. CFT utilises both Buddhist practices and Western psychological science. It draws on neuroscience, insights into emotion regulation and identity formation, interpersonal psychology and a range of psychotherapeutic models. CFT-based interventions can help people with a range of mental health problems develop compassion for themselves, be open to the compassion of others and develop compassion for others.This workbook is a step-by-step guide to CFT, in which the chapters build your understanding of yourself, the skills that give rise to a compassionate mind, and ways to work with whatever difficulties you're struggling with in life. The exercises, prompts and case stories in this book provide an understandable and practical way to develop compassion.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Positive Living	616.8527 IRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		225349
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Positive Living	616.8527 IRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		225348

There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns with inferiority, shame and self-criticism can have very negative impacts on these processes and are associated with poorer physical and mental health. The Compassionate Mind Workbook is for anyone who is interested in how compassion - in the form of ideas and practices derived from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and other approaches - may help us to engage with, understand and ultimately, try to alleviate suffering. CFT utilises both Buddhist practices and Western psychological science. It draws on neuroscience, insights into emotion regulation and identity formation, interpersonal psychology and a range of psychotherapeutic models. CFT-based interventions can help people with a range of mental health problems develop compassion for themselves, be open to the compassion of others and develop compassion for others.This workbook is a step-by-step guide to CFT, in which the chapters build your understanding of yourself, the skills that give rise to a compassionate mind, and ways to work with whatever difficulties you're struggling with in life. The exercises, prompts and case stories in this book provide an understandable and practical way to develop compassion.