The Dysregulated Adult
Integrated Treatment Approaches
Description
Key Features
- Informs the therapist how dysregulation relates to multiple disorders
- Includes clinical observations and case studies
- Gives the therapist tools and techniques for the client to understand his behavior, reframe problems in a positive way, and take responsibility for behavior change
- Encompasses sensory integration therapy and mind-body techniques for the therapist to guide the client toward self-calming
- Emphasis on effective relational dynamics between the client and significant persons in his or her life
- Separate chapters on how to treat dysregulation effects on multiple behaviors, including mood regulation, behavioral control, inattention, sleep, feeding, and social interactions
Readership
Practicing clinical psychologists, therapists, and counselors
Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Problems of Self-Regulation in Adults
1 The Concept of Self-Regulation and its Development
2 What is a Regulatory Disorder in an Adult?
3 Clinical Significance of Regulatory Problems in Children and Adults
4 Detailed Description of Regulatory Problems in Adults
5 Types of Regulatory Problems in Adults
6 Identifying Problems of Self-Regulation In Adults
Summary
Chapter 2. Mood Dysregulation
1 What is an Emotion?
2 Cognitive Appraisal
3 Physiological Aspects of Emotion
4 Expression of Emotion
5 The Socialization of Emotions
6 Modulation of Emotion and Mood States
7 A Developmental Structuralist Approach to Organizing Sensory and Affective Experiences
8 Application of Developmental Structuralist Model
9 Identifying Causes of Mood Dysregulation
10 Treatment Approaches
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 3. Anxiety Disorders
1 Symptoms of Anxiety
2 Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying Anxiety
3 Types of Anxiety Disorders in Adults
4 Strategies to Alleviate Anxiety
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 4. Dealing with Depression
1 Types of Depression
2 What Causes Depression?
3 Three Portraits of Depression
4 Effective Treatments for Persons Suffering from Depression
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 5. Eating Disorders
1 The Many Facts of Eating
2 What Can Go Wrong?
3 The First Step: Getting Evaluated
4 The Assessment
5 Treatment Intervention
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 6. Sleep Disorders
1 Sleep–Wake Cycles
2 Stages of Sleep
3 Sleep Problems in Adults
4 Impact of Sleep Problems on Everyday Functioning
5 The Sleep Environment, Cultural Beliefs about Sleep, and Family Sleep Patterns
6 Sleep Disorders in Persons with Dysregulation
7 Evaluating Sleep Problems
8 Management of Sleep Problems
Summary
Chapter 7. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
1 What is Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder?
2 Is There a Difference Between Healthy Rituals and Obsessive–Compulsive Behavior?
3 What Causes Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder?
4 How Can Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Be Treated?
5 Common Pitfalls: Things to Avoid
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 8. Attentional Problems in Adults
1 Types of Attentional Problems
2 Processes that Underlie Attention
3 What is Attention? Historical Perspectives
4 Arousal, Alerting, and Sensory Registration
5 Sustained Attention: Attention-Getting and Attention-Holding
6 The Role of Effort in Attentional Tasks
7 Selective Attention: Screening and Selection
8 Motivation, Persistence, and Self-Control
9 Treatment Applications
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 9. The Sensory Defensive Adult
1 What is Sensory Integration?
2 Treatment of Developmental Dyspraxia
Summary
Chapter 10. Addressing Attachment and Problems of Intimacy
1 Overall Philosophy of Treatment
2 Attachment Patterns of Persons with Dysregulation
3 Assessment
4 Treatment Approaches
Summary
APPENDIX 1. Self-Soothing
APPENDIX 2. Activities for Problems of Touch
APPENDIX 3. Moving for Mood Regulation and Sleep
APPENDIX 4. Improving Your Attention Span
APPENDIX 5. Distractions for Emotional Regulation
APPENDIX 6. Positive Self-Talk
How to Help Change Your Thoughts from Negative to Positive
APPENDIX 7. Mindfulness: Stilling the Mind
APPENDIX 8. Systematic Relaxation: Stilling the Body
APPENDIX 9. Giving and Receiving Validation
How to Give and Receive Validation
APPENDIX 10. Finding Pleasure and Making Connections
APPENDIX 11. Creating Positive Life Experiences
APPENDIX 12. Changing How You Think
APPENDIX 13. Increasing Personal Effectiveness
1. What are You Doing that is Ineffective that You Want to Change?
2. Listen to the People in Your Life to Get Feedback
3. Observe Your Limits
4. Avoid All Categorical Statements
5. Consequences
6. Natural Consequences
7. Doing a Repair
APPENDIX 14. Observing Your Own Limits
APPENDIX 15. Taking Control of Your Own Behavior
Meeting
Target the Behavior You Want to Change
Action Steps
Repair
APPENDIX 16. Keeping Track of Positive Behaviors
APPENDIX 17. Eating Habits and Nutrition
APPENDIX 18. Strategies for Improving Sleep
APPENDIX 19. Installing Structure and Organization in Your Life
APPENDIX 20. Communicating Effectively with Others
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 518
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2012
- Published: February 17, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123850119
- eBook ISBN: 9780123850126