• Based on the highly effective psychological tool already widely used by therapists: Everyone experiences complicated thoughts and feelings — such as anger, depression, frustration, and anxiety — that can leave one despaired and have an injurious effect on day-to-day life. CBT, used as a self-help tool, combats these feelings and can help you improve your self-destructive behaviors and feelings, deal with stress better, and lead a happier life.

• Helpful exercises for taking charge of one's emotions: Whether one is dealing with overwhelming feelings of frustration, anger and depression, or trying to cope with anxiety or raise self-esteem, the easy-to-follow exercises throughout help you practically implement the theories of CBT into their lives — from recognizing harmful thinking to effective problem solving, better communicating, and replacing negative cognitions with more positive ones.

薩拉·埃德爾曼博士，臨床心理學傢、作傢、培訓師。在悉尼技術大學的心理衛生部門從事研究，並在悉尼大學的繼續教育中心講授“改變思維”的課程。她主要教成年人用認知行為療法來處理生活和工作中的壓力以及心理問題。薩拉·埃德爾曼博士已經在學術期刊上發錶瞭有關應用認知行為療法的很多論文，還錄製瞭一係列幫助人們放鬆身心的磁帶和CD。她的著作深受讀者歡迎，齣版以來多次重印。