SOS Help for Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, and Depression [Paperback]

Lynn Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 2001

SOS Help For Emotions - Managing Anxiety, Anger, And Depression is a self-help book that is fun to read and easy to apply. By understanding and applying insights and techniques from this book, you will learn useful self-help methods from cognitive behavior therapy. You will gain insight into changing your thoughts and feelings and for becoming more successful in attaining your goals. Knowing the five steps of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) will help you to deal with difficult people more effectively. Most people believe that bad events (such as a large credit card debt) and unpleasant people (an overly critical boss) directly cause high levels of anxiety, anger, depression and other miserable feelings. However, SOS teaches what we believe and tell ourselves about the bad events and those difficult people primarily determine our upsetness. When you believe that other people and bad events directly cause your emotions, how do you go about helping yourself to feel better? You cannot help yourself feel better. You are stuck in a rut if you believe that you must change other people or the world before you can feel better. Some people think getting very angry will cause others to change. However, others will not change as a result of your anger. Successful people find a way to change their anger into calmness and then to go about achieving their goals. SOS teaches you the steps for managing anxiety, anger, depression, and other unpleasant feelings. Our Beliefs and Self-Talk primarily cause our feelings and behavior and not bad events and difficult people. SOS teaches the reality that we are responsible for managing our feelings and behavior. SOS was updated in 2008 with the best self-help techniques from cognitive behavior therapy, the most effective form of modern therapy. Used internationally by adults, older teens, and counselors, SOS is available in English, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Included are exercises, quizzes, 100 engaging illustrations, and accompanying free resources at SOS Programs. Visit the Amazon Lynn Clark author page to learn more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Beautifully captures the spirit of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in concise, evocative, and humorous language. A gem... --Albert Ellis, PhD, Grandfather of Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Its spectacular! SOS is the best self-help book on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy that I have seen. --Raymond DiGiuseppe, PhD, Past President of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

Angry? Anxious? Depressed? Stressed? ... One of the few books to clearly explain how to deal effectively with your emotions... It works. --Bill Pfohl, Psy.D., Past President of National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

About the Author

The author of SOS is Lynn Fred Clark, PhD, a clinical psychologist who lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Western Kentucky University and has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Education for Boston University. Dr. Clark has extensive professional experience in community mental health centers, hospitals, counseling centers, and community agencies. He is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: SOS Programs & Parents Press; 2 edition (December 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935111522
• ISBN-13: 978-0935111521
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Depression
  • #48 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Anxiety Disorders
  • #78 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Mood Disorders

More About the Author

Lynn Clark, PhD. Author, Clinical Psychologist, and father of two sons

Do you want to see interesting video clips of my SOS books on YouTube? Copy and paste the link www.sosprograms.com/video_audio_clips.html Then click on the YouTube video clips.

SOS Help For Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, and Depression (an adult self-help book in 7 languages) and SOS Help For Parents (in 11 languages) are two books that I have written based on my professional experience and on research studies of others.

I live in Bowling Green, Kentucky and am Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky where I taught in the Department of Psychology for over 30 years. Also, I have taught counseling courses in Germany and Italy as an Adjunct Professor of Education for Boston University. For a year I traveled the country giving seminars for mental health professionals and educators.

I have used most all of the techniques described in SOS Help For Parents with my own two sons as they were growing up. When they were older, I taught them the principles of cognitive behavior therapy (including the ABC's of Emotions), now described in SOS Help For Emotions.

My professional experience includes work in community mental health centers, hospitals, counseling centers, and community agencies. I am licensed as a clinical psychologist in Kentucky. Also, I am listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology and am a member of the American Psychological Association, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and Association for Behavior Analysis.

My Ph.D. is in Counseling Psychology from The University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, a program approved by the American Psychological Association. I received traineeship and internship training in Veterans Hospitals in Topeka, Kansas, Leavenworth, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. SOS Programs & Parents Press is a publishing company which I founded.

SOS Programs & Parents Press publishes SOS books and programs for adults, older teens, parents of young children, mental health professionals, and educators to help improve emotions and behavior. SOS programs for both laypersons and mental health professionals include books, DVDs, CDs, and self-help resources. These programs and resources are derived from evidence-based techniques and principles of behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and additional approaches for improving emotions and behavior.

My professional interests include teaching, offering seminars, helping children and adults, behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy, etc. Additional interests include travel, canoeing, snorkeling, hiking, and Corvettes.

The DVD SOS Help For Parents, an educational program that I produced, is used by many educators and mental health professionals and is in four languages. Currently, I am producing "DVD SOS Help For Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, And Depression With Cognitive Behavior Therapy." It is intended for adults, teens, educators, and mental health professionals.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this book..., June 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: SOS Help for Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, and Depression (Paperback)

For once, I have chosen a book based on other people's reviews, and I am very pleased with that decision. At the time I purchased it, I was going through a horrible break up that I was so depressed over, and always thinking the worst things "It's all my fault" "if only I was a better girlfriend" - well, after reading the book, I brought my emotions in order, and realized 'it wasn't me - I am not the one with the problem'. This is a light-hearted book, written in language that most normal people can understand, and doesn't make you feel like you are reading a college-level psychology textbook. The first 30 pages will make a difference, a notable difference, and you will start to feel better......I did.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great help for my clients!, January 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sos Help for Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, and Depression (Paperback)

Of all the cognitive therapy workbooks I have attempted to use with clients, this one has made the most sense and motivated them to improve their lives. The humor, cartoons, and informal style make this enjoyable, non-threatening, and applicable to many situations. Richard Costa, MSW, LCSW

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my life and helped me recover from eating disorder, January 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Sos Help for Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, and Depression (Paperback)

I came across this book and bought it because it looked interesting. This book changed my life and is a permanent part of my favorite books ( I have so many books that I pack away the ones that I didn't like that much). I am not packing this one away!! This book teaches you how to manage your emotions- something that was never taught to me in life but is the most important part of a healthy mind and life.

I refer back to the book when I feel down or when I need a reminder of the principles. I have read it over and over and I can say I would have never gotten over my overeating without it. I now know how to live life without turning to food to manage my emotions. Because life is all about how you handle it, not what happens to you. The book teaches you how to handle anything-you have the power. You don't have to feel helpless anymore.

I read a review on a book once(that Im going to say for this one because its so true): I would pay $1,000 for this book. It's that wonderful. And it changed my life forever. I am forever in debt to Lynn Clark. I consider him an angel on earth.