| The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT Contributor(s): Harris, Russ (Author), Hayes, Steven C. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1590305841 ISBN-13: 9781590305843 Publisher: Trumpeter OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Based on the insights and techniques of a new form of psychotherapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this new book by Harris offers key principles and techniques for escaping the "happiness trap" to create a full, rich, and meaningful life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness - Self-help | Self-management - Stress Management - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 158.1 |
| LCCN: 2007042105 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.92" W x 8.98" (0.79 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Are you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life. The techniques presented in The Happiness Trap will help readers to: - Reduce stress and worry - Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively - Break self-defeating habits - Overcome insecurity and self-doubt - Create a rich, full, and meaningful life " . . . a powerful beacon showing us another way forward." --Steven Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life |