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The
Habit Change Workbook How to Break Bad
Habits and Form Good Ones The Habit Change Workbook was published in 2001 by New Harbinger Publications. We’d like to tell you more about this exciting new book. Below is an overview of The Habit Change Workbook. |
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Overview of The Habit Change Workbook
Are
your negative habits taking over your life? Have you tried and failed, again and
again, to lose weight? Do you struggle with nail biting or skin picking, or
perhaps hair pulling (trichotillomania)? Are poor sleep habits interfering with
your sleep? Is gambling ruling your life? Are such habits as tardiness,
procrastination, or dishonesty interfering with your relationships? Do you spend
hours surfing the Internet, watching TV, playing video games, or shopping? If
these habits cause problems in your life, this book is for you! We will provide
you with the skills necessary for making lifetime habit changes.
The Habit Change Workbook is not intended as a
substitute for medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment or advice by a
qualified health professional. It is intended to help people who would like to
change the following types of habits:
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Nervous habits such as skin
picking and nail biting, and disorders such as trichotillomania (hair pulling)
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Habits
that lead to sleeping problems, such as insomnia and nightmares
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Habits
that can adversely affect health and fitness, such as not exercising enough,
eating an unbalanced diet, and avoiding going to the doctor or getting
recommended screening tests
§
Habits
that can adversely affect relationships, such as lying, procrastinating,
engaging in perfectionism, interrupting, using profanity, and being tardy
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Excessive leisure
activities, such as Internet use,
television watching, and video game playing
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Excessive shopping and
spending
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Problem
gambling
The Habit Change Workbook
is divided into four parts. Part I will help you understand how habits are
formed and it will help you begin assessment of the habits in your life. Part II
is the core of the book. We will give you step-by-step instructions to guide you
through the Habit Change Program. Throughout the book, but especially in these
chapters, you will be asked to answer questions and complete charts. Each step
builds on the previous step. Information gathered in the first chapters will be
used in subsequent chapters, so be prepared to put pen or pencil to paper and
work the program, from start to finish. Escaping bothersome habits will be your
reward.
Part
III provides detailed instructions for eliminating specific habits. You will
learn powerful strategies for dealing with a wide range of troublesome habits.
We also show you how to develop more rewarding and productive habits. Part IV
will help you reach out to others as you struggle with habit changing. Family
and friends can play important roles in the process of change. A support group
may help you get rid of harmful habits by providing education and helping you
feel less alone in your struggle. Finally, we introduce you to resources that
can assist you as you work to change your habit.
James
M. Claiborn, Ph.D., ABPP,
is a licensed psychologist in private practice in New Hampshire, where he
specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy. He is a Diplomate of the American
Board of Professional Psychology in Counseling Psychology, a Fellow of the
Academy of Counseling Psychology, a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive
Therapy, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive
Compulsive Foundation. He is a member of the American Psychological Association
and the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Visit Dr.
Claiborn’s website at http://home.att.net/~J-Claiborn-PhD/index.html
E-mail him at anxietyshrink@attbi.net
Cherry Pedrick is a registered nurse and freelance writer in North Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1994 she was diagnosed with OCD, which began an intensive search for knowledge, effective treatment, and management of compulsive behaviors. She is also coauthor of The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, The Habit Change Workbook: How to Break Bad Habits and Form New Ones, and The BDD Workbook: Overcome Body Dysmorphic Disorder and End Body Image Obsessions, and Helping Your Child with OCD, A Workbook for Parents of Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, published by New Harbinger Publications, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, published by Millbrook Press. Visit her website at http://marvelite.prohosting.com/cherlene/
E-mail her at cherlene@aol.com
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