Techniques for working with imagination in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Hakmann E. James Bennett-Levy D.

The use of imagination in cognitive -behavioral therapy is one of the new, poorly studied and especially interesting areas for study. The founder of this type of psychotherapy - Aaron Beck - from the very beginning noticed how important the role of imagination is in understanding the patient's problem and its solution. However, although Beck showed such foresight, clinical studies of imagination and the introduction of interventions with him into clinical practice developed slowly. Most of the works devoted to the imagination in cognitive psychotherapy have been written only in the last ten years. This book is a kind of turning point. It will play a crucial role in the next phase of the development of cognitive therapy. Now practicing psychologists, like researchers, come to the understanding that the imagination occupies a central place in the development, leakage and therapy of psychological disorders (for example, sociophobia, agorathobia, depression, post -traumatic disorders, food disorders, children's injury and personal disorder). In addition, researchers note the key role of imagination in the field of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuronauka, namely: in emotions, knowledge and psychopathology.

This book is written for both practitioners of psychologists and for researchers. For the former, this is an easy -to -use practical imagination guide that will make it possible to understand the phenomenon of imagination and introduce interventions based on its use in the practice of cognitive therapy. For the latter, the latest results of research on imagination are provided here, and the path to study in the future is planned.

Written by three authoritative psychologists-researchers of cognitive-behavioral therapy, this book is required to read all cognitive psychotherapists who have recognized the restrictions of exclusively “verbal” KPT techniques and would like to find new ways to work with clients suffering from psychological disorders.