Stress Answer : Train Your Brain to Conquer Depression and Anxiety in 45 Days

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Pub. Date: 2008-09-18
Publisher(s): Viking Adult
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Summary

With his bestselling books, his renowned clinic, and his many appearances of the DR. PHIL show, Frank Lawlis has helped millions of people use groundbreaking psychological insights to find peace of mind and improve their lives.  Now he turns his attention to the single biggest difficulty that most of us face every day: stress.In THE STRESS ANSWER, Dr. Lawlis explains the neurological factors that make stress so traumatizing, and he lays out a powerful plan for changing our brains to improve the way we cope when the going gets though.  The secret is to take advantage of our brain plasticity-our ability to essentially reprogram the way we think by following the ideas presented in this forty-five-day program to change our behaviour.  Using the latest psychological research, Dr. Lawlis takes us through the different types of 'stress storms' that commonly occur in our lives-from excessive worrying and depression to the problems that spring up in personal relationships or at work.  For each of these, he shows how we can apply the principles of brain plasticity yo hard-wire new, healthier response patterns into the brain, reducing stress and increasing our overall happiness.Featuring helpful, easy-to-perform exercises that can de done just about anywhere, THE STRESS ANSWER will show you how to:·          Use restorative breathing and exercise to calm the brain ·          Visualise your way to better stress responses ·          Choose specific foods to enhance brain function ·          Build a support network to provide encouragement ·          Use self-rewards to make your new behaviour permanent Filled with inspiring success stories drawn from Dr. Lawlis's many years of clinical research, THE STRESS ANSWER gets to the heart of the problems that keep us from being our best selves, offering solutions that can be applied immediately and will last a lifetime.  With THE STRESS ANSWER, you'll have the psychological tools you need to handle anything life throws your way.   

Author Biography

Dr. Frank Lawlis is a psychologist, researcher, and counselor with more than thirty-five years of experience working with families. He is the cofounder of the Lawlis Peavey Psychoneuroplasticity (PNP) Center and was named a fellow by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Lawlis is also the chief content adviser for the Dr. Phil show.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Maria's Story: From Victim to Dragonslayerp. 1
The Technology and Information Revolutions for Brain Revitalizationp. 10
Brain Plasticity: The Key to Your Best Futurep. 28
The Anxiety Patterns of Confusion and Fearp. 47
The Attention Deficit Stress Stormp. 73
The Obsessive Stress Stormp. 95
The Depressive Stress Stormp. 117
The Chronic Worry Stress Storm: The Silent Killerp. 145
Training Two Brains: Interpersonal Stress Stormsp. 168
Gender Stress Storms: Special Editionp. 192
Recognizing Triggers and Resolving Stress Stormsp. 213
Training Your Brain Past Aging Stressp. 230
Exercisesp. 243
Referencesp. 271
Indexp. 275
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