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Self-Help That Works

Resources to Improve Emotional Health and Strengthen Relationships

John C. Norcross et al.

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Key Takeaways from Self-Help That Works

✓Discover the top-rated career development resources, like 'What Color Is Your Parachute?', to help you successfully navigate job transitions at any stage of life.
✓Learn how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help you stop wasting energy on unchangeable circumstances and redirect your focus toward healthier values.
✓Find comprehensive, month-by-month parenting guidance to confidently navigate your infant's early developmental milestones and unique temperaments.
✓Master a highly recommended eight-step practice for managing a defiant child through consistency, communication, and appropriate rewards to reduce household stress.
✓Understand how to approach healthy aging not by fighting the natural process, but by actively optimizing your sleep, exercise, and nutrition for long-term well-being.

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Life Stages & Existential Issues+

Identity & Intimacy+

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Question 1 of 10

What is the core philosophy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as described in the self-management section?

A. Changing external circumstances to better fit one's personal goals.
B. Steering energy away from trying to change unchangeable conditions and focusing on healthier values.
C. Uncovering repressed childhood memories to resolve modern workplace conflicts.
D. Using positive affirmations and manifestation to guarantee career success.

Question 2 of 10

According to the authors' survey of 40 self-help categories, which category contains the highest number of strongly recommended books?

A. Child development and parenting
B. Marriage and divorce
C. Depression and anxiety
D. Aging and existential concerns

Question 3 of 10

How does Andrew Weil's highly recommended book 'Healthy Aging' approach the concept of getting older?

A. It provides a list of anti-aging medical treatments to reverse physical decline.
B. It suggests submitting passively to the inevitable decline of old age.
C. It promotes healthy habits like sleep and exercise rather than fighting or submitting to old age.
D. It focuses exclusively on the spiritual and existential acceptance of death.

Question 4 of 10

Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning' introduces which psychotherapeutic practice?

A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B. Logo-therapy
C. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
D. Positive Psychology

Question 5 of 10

Why is 'The Mindful Way Through Depression' considered a particularly valuable resource by mental health professionals?

A. It relies entirely on psychoanalysis to uncover the root causes of melancholy.
B. It advocates for a strictly pharmaceutical approach to treating severe depression.
C. It mixes cognitive therapy with mindfulness, emphasizing the mind-body connection.
D. It focuses on the dietary causes of mood disorders and recommends nutritional fasting.

Question 6 of 10

What unique perspective does Kay Redfield Jamison bring to her highly recommended book on suicide, 'Night Falls Fast'?

A. She is both a clinical psychologist and someone who has attempted suicide herself.
B. She is a former crisis hotline operator who analyzed thousands of anonymous calls.
C. She is a historian who traces the cultural evolution of suicide over millennia.
D. She is a journalist who spent a year living undercover in a psychiatric ward.

Question 7 of 10

According to the experts surveyed, what is a crucial requirement for self-help resources to be effective in treating substance abuse?

A. They must be used in complete isolation to avoid peer pressure.
B. They must be paired with some sort of ongoing support and treatment plan.
C. They must focus exclusively on the physical withdrawal symptoms.
D. They must be written by medical doctors rather than recovering addicts.

Question 8 of 10

What is the basis for psychologist John Gottman's highly accurate approach to diagnosing and predicting a couple's marital success?

A. Analyzing the astrological and personality test compatibility of the partners.
B. Decades of clinical trials testing various anti-anxiety medications on couples.
C. Years of researching hundreds of marriages and observing their relational patterns.
D. Conducting surveys on the financial stability and career choices of newlywed couples.

Question 9 of 10

What is the main target audience for the highly recommended divorce resource 'Dinosaurs Divorce'?

A. Couples trying to save a failing marriage.
B. Divorce lawyers and family mediators.
C. Elementary school-aged children.
D. Adults entering the 'crazy time' stage of separation.

Question 10 of 10

What is the core premise of Martin Seligman's book 'Learned Optimism' regarding human happiness?

A. Unhappiness is a genetic trait that cannot be altered without medication.
B. Happiness is an inborn trait that only a lucky few possess.
C. Being an unhappy pessimist or a happy optimist are thought patterns that can be changed.
D. True happiness can only be achieved by ignoring negative emotions completely.

Self-Help That Works — Full Chapter Overview

1Recommendation
2The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Career Development and 2) Self-Management and Self-Enhancement.
3The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Infant Development and Parenting and 2) Child Development and Parenting.
4The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Aging and 2) Spirituality and Existential Concerns.
5The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Anxiety Disorders and 2) Depression.
6The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Suicide and 2) Death and Grieving.
7The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Addictions and 2) Substance Abuse.
8The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Sexuality and 2) Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues.
9The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are Marriage and Divorce.
10The two self-help topics explored in this AudiobookHub are 1) Stress Management and Relaxation and 2) Happiness.

Self-Help That Works Summary & Overview

Self-Help That Works (2013, Fourth Edition) offers the valuable service of taking the top recommendations from mental health professionals in the US and compiling the results in one handy volume. You’ll find which self-help resources the experts recommend on over 40 of the most popular topics.

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About the Author: John C. Norcross et al.

John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist who works at the University of Scranton as a professor of psychology, and at SUNY Upstate Medical Center as an adjunct professor of psychiatry.

Linda F. Campbell, PhD, is an award-winning researcher who works at the University of Georgia as a professor and director of the training clinic at the university’s Department of Counseling and Human Development.

John M. Grohol, PsyD, is a researcher, author, and expert in developing and designing online psychology resources. He’s the author of The Insider’s Guide to Mental Health Resources Online.

John W. Santrock, PhD, is a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. He’s the author of such psychology texts as Life-Span Development and Child Development, and coauthor of Your Guide to College Success.

Florin Selagea, MS, has a master’s degree in professional counseling from Georgia State University and is pursuing a doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Georgia.

Robert Sommer, PhD, served as president of the American Psychological Association’s Division of Population and Environmental Psychology. He’s the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and a Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California, Davis.

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