Spirituality, religion, and cognitive-behavioral therapy : a guide for clinicians

Summary: "The primary objective of this text is to provide an evidence-based and theoretically rigorous, practical guide for practitioners in how to integrate spirituality into CBT. This book is divided into two parts: Part I (Chapters 1-4) lays the theoretical and empirical foundations to facilitate case conceptualizations of spirituality within the context of CBT, and Part II (Chapters 5-8) presents an array of CBT techniques to address patient spirituality and religion in clinical practice"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781462535446
ISBN: 1462535445
Physical Description: print
xv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : The Guilford Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SPIRITUALITY AND CBT -- 1. Foundations of Spirituality, Religion, and CBT -- Defining Spirituality and Religion -- Ethical Issues -- Approach to S-R Diversity -- Summary -- 2. Spirituality-Religion through a CBT Lens -- Learning Theory -- Cognitive Theory -- Emotion Regulation Theory -- Summary -- 3. Dark Side of Spirituality -- Spiritual Symptoms -- Spiritual Struggles -- Summary -- 4. Applied Case Conceptualization -- Case 1 "Church Stresses Me Out!" -- Case 2 "Can I Pray Yet?" -- Case 3 "I Have Sinned in Thought, Word, and Deed" -- Case 4 "I Want to Push Myself" -- Case 5 "God Hates Me" -- pt. II TECHNIQUES FOR PRACTICING SPIRITUALLY INTEGRATED CBT -- 5. Getting Started: CBT Assessment of Patient -- Spirituality-Religion General Guidelines -- CBT Assessment of Patient S-R -- Summary -- Handout 5.1 Spiritual-Religious Beliefs -- Handout 5.2 Spiritual-Religious Coping in Treatment -- Handout 5.3 Meditating on the Psalms -- Handout 5.4 Spiritual Struggles -- 6. Framing CBT with Spirituality-Religion -- Spiritual-Religious Directives to Engage in CBT -- Evil and Barriers to Treatment Engagement -- Framing Cognitive Theory with Spirituality-Religion -- Framing the Importance of Behavior Change with Spirituality-Religion -- Framing Exposure as a Test of Faith -- Framing Behavioral Activation as a Test of Faith -- Framing Behavioral Activation as Exerting Heroic Effort for God -- Accepting Uncertainty as a Way of Cultivating Humility and Closeness to God -- Fear of Negative Evaluation versus Spiritual Freedom -- Self-Oriented Perfectionism and Body-Soul Love -- Summary -- 7. Spirituality-Religion and Cognitive Techniques -- Cognitive Restructuring -- Coping Statements -- Spiritual and Religious Stories -- Summary -- 8. Spirituality-Religion and Behavioral Activation -- Yoga -- Guided Meditation -- Mindfulness -- Gratitude Exercises -- Forgiveness Exercises -- Prayer -- Hymns and Psalms -- Religious Rituals -- Religious Service Attendance -- S-R Community-Based Activity -- S-R Study -- S-R Media -- Pastoral Counseling and Clergy Support -- Volunteer and Charitable Activities -- Summary.