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The shyness & social anxiety workbook for teens : CBT and ACT skills to help you build social confidence /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shannon, Jennifer
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Shannon, Douglas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, Calif. : Instant Help Books, a division of New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2012]
Series:Instant help book for teens.
Subjects:
Bashfulness > Juvenile literature.
Social phobia > Juvenile literature.
Cognitive therapy for teenagers > Problems, exercises, etc.
Acceptance and commitment therapy > Problems, exercises, etc.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction 1
  • Socially anxious are you missing out?
  • Why me? : the origins of social anxiety
  • The chain gang thoughts, feelings, and actions 1
  • Disastrous distortions don't believe every thought you think
  • The values compass stepping off the perfectionist path to nowhere
  • What was i thinking? : fact-checking and the values test
  • Talking back to your thoughts training your brain to challenge and cope 6
  • The exposure ladder from avoidance to action
  • Grab a rung! : getting a grip on your exposure ladder
  • Bella's ladder exposure, exposure, exposure
  • Troubleshooting what to do when you get stuck
  • Above and beyond how mistakes make you stronger
  • Conclusion 1
  • AppendixAa: For teens and their parent or guardian about therapy and medication
  • Appendix B: Helpful resources
  • Appendix C: Paruresis
  • Appendix D: Other common types of anxiety.