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Martha Davis (Author), Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman (Author), Matthew McKay (Author)
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1572242140 978-1572242142 September 2000 5

Since its first publication in 1980, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook has become the most indispensable resource for effective and up-to-date techniques for relaxing the body, calming the mind, and refreshing the spirit. Therapists recommend the book to their clients; readers pass it on to their friends. More than half a million copies have helped millions of people just like you take the edge off their stressful lives and find the peace they need to foster happiness and success.

The overwhelming popularity of this book is the result of its comprehensive yet simple and straightforward adaptation of all the most effective relaxation techniques. No other book offers easy-to-use, step-by-step instructions for using progressive relaxation, autogenics, self-hypnosis, visualization, thought stopping, worry control and the list goes on. If it means relaxation, it's in this book.

"An exemplary book on stress; it is lucidly written, it is rationally ordered, it is comprehensive, and each section is densely packed with instructions and exercises which make the workbook easy to practice."
-Somatics Magazine The Journal of the Bodily Arts and Sciences

"It is relaxing just to read this book, and to know so many techniques are at hand in one place...one of the most complete and intelligent compilations I've seen."
-Dr. Harold Greenwald, author of "Direct Decision Therapy"

"An excellent resource for putting together your own tailor-made approach to dealing with stress." -Medical Self-Care

"A delightful documentation of some of the important work done in the field of stress reduction. It should have wide appeal for workers in this area."
-Dr. Thomas Holmes, originator of the widely used "Schedule of Recent Experience"

"A highly usable tool because of its pen and paper exercises, descriptions of relaxation techniques, and discussions of lifestyle management."
-Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

"Regarded by many professionals as the definitive work pertaining to stress...the authors have carefully crafted, tested, and proven a system that works."
-Hypnotherapy Today

"If you are shopping for the best stress management techniques and strategies available, The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook is like a well-stocked supermarket. If you don't resonate with one technique, just turn the page. You are sure to find some that work for you.... The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook is the best practical guide to stress management."
-The Mental Medicine Update: The Mind/Body Medicine Newsletter

"The authors have contributed their expertise and teaching experience to offer us an impressive documentation of techniques in stress reduction. The writing in this workbook is crystal clear...I highly recommend this workbook to the practitioner as well as the lay public as a source of self-help."
-Dr. Maurice Kouguell, certified clinical hypnotherapist


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Although the sheer size of this dense workbook might cause initial hyperventilation--280 full-size sheets of text--take heart (and a deep breath!): the many self-assessment tools and calming techniques presented in this fifth edition can help overcome anxiety and promote physical and emotional well-being. First introduced in 1980, the book received praise for presenting a comprehensive look at stress, its physical manifestations, and the multiple ways it can be managed. Twenty years later, its well-organized chapters on breathing, relaxation, meditation, thought stopping, and body awareness still guide the reader through copious self-help techniques to try and, eventually, master. Other chapters, including job stress management, goal setting and time management, and assertiveness training, focus on daily scenarios people often find distressing. Lessons in identifying key elements that trigger unpleasant responses and in reacting differently to these elements are designed to defuse perceived conflicts. For this edition, coauthors Martha Davis (psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA), Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman (licensed clinical social worker with Kaiser Permanente Online), and Matthew McKay (clinical director of Haight-Ashbury Psychological Services, San Francisco, CA) have added topics on worry control, anger management, and eye-movement therapy. New diagrams and a more reader-friendly format should appeal to readers, despite a few typos and graphical mishaps. This is a valuable tool for therapists, their patients, and the stressed-at-large. --Liane Thomas

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Psychologist Davis teams with a social worker and a clinical therapist to present a concise survey of stress reduction methods, from hypnosis and meditation to biofeedback and assertiveness training. From skills training to behavior modification routines, this provides many suggestions for coping. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 276 pages
  • Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 5 edition (September 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1572242140
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572242142
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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329 of 330 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stress reduction for dummies, January 14, 2008
This review is from: The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (Paperback)
Sure we're all stressed a little now and then, but when the stress REALLY starts to build up and becomes too much, consider this little helper. An oversized volume (making it much easier to read), this book contains not one, but MANY different ways of reducing your stress- that's why its called a workbook. And this is precisely what makes this book such a gem- there's virtually something in it for everyone. If you don't like one technique, no problem, just go to the next chapter and try another one until you find one that suits you.

A handy book that should help de-stress a lot of people, I give it 5 stars easy. Can also recommend The Sixty-Second Motivator for readers who have trouble getting motivated to do healthy things regularly- like practice relaxation techniques!
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166 of 171 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy-to-read, concrete strategies for stress reduction., June 27, 2002
This review is from: The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (Paperback)
I'm a psychologist working in a college counseling center, and this is one of the top self-help books which I recommend to my clients. It's appropriate for anyone looking to find ways to reduce the amount of anxiety and stress they feel. Strategies address all areas of anxiety, including physical tension, worry, and interpersonal issues. Each chapter details a specific anxiety reduction strategy--eg, diaphragmatic breathing, self-hypnosis, thought stopping--and at the start of the book, there is a self quiz to help determine which chapters would best meet your individual needs. This is one of the best, simpliest books avaiable for reducing anxiety and stress; it's also useful for a wide variety of related problems such as depression and difficulties sleeping. Highly recommended!
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129 of 134 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on the subject I have seen...clear and concise, February 6, 2000
I must have bought countless books on relaxation and meditation in order to relieve stress. For the most part I found non-objective, very subjective eastern treatises pushing a philosophy or dogma. These books were not very well structured in explaining how to use the techniques. This book, approaches relaxation methods in a scientific manner. Each chapter is about one method, telling what type of attitude works best in its use, the variations of the method (based on effect) and the time that is necessary to see the effects. The methods are explained in a "cookbook" manner. The steps of the methods are clear and explained well. These methods are treated as templates for anybody to use, without implying inferences as to what philosophy of life is correct. I don't think I have ever recommended a book before (heuristic: 90% of all books say the same thing), but since this one follows such a well defined format, I will. Enjoy.
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brief combination techniques, refuting irrational ideas, worry exposure, job stress management, assertive listening, worry behavior, coping thoughts, applied relaxation training, phobic thoughts, more deeply relaxed, rational emotive imagery, more drowsy, coping statements, drifting deeper, scan your body, worry control, toning exercises, job stressors, coping skills training, stressful thoughts, relaxation spread, stressful emotions
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