Description
Book SynopsisOvercome resistance and fully engage clients by bringing neuroscience into treatment Brain2Brain: Enacting Client Change Through the Persuasive Power of Neuroscienceapplies the popular topic of neuroscience in mental health to everyday practice, showing therapists how to teach their clients brain-based strategies for making changes and improving their lives. Cutting-edge findings in neuroscience are translated into language that clients will understand, and sidebars provide therapists more detailed information relating to particular disorders. With a holistic approach that incorporates mental, spiritual, and physical skills, knowledge, and exercises, this book provides a clear, complete resource for incorporating neuroscience into therapy. Case examples illustrate how the material can be used with different types of clients and situations, and sample dialogues and client handouts help therapists easily incorporate these techniques into their practice.
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Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xix
About the Author xxi
1 Applying Neuroscience 1
Teaching Practical Neuroscience 2
2 Promoting Brain Health 33
First S of Planting SEEDS 33
First E of SEEDS 36
Education 39
d of SEEdS 40
Second S of Planting SEEDS 50
3 Developing Memory Systems 63
Memory Systems 63
4 Autostress Disorders 91
Top Down and Bottom Up 91
5 When Anxiety Is Generalized 113
Balancing the Autonomic Nervous System 114
6 Focalized Anxiety 129
Facing Fear and Avoidance 129
Phobias 141
Panic Disorder 143
7 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 149
Phase 1: Stabilization 150
Phase 2: Memory Integration 157
Phase 3: Posttraumatic Growth 177
8 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 183
Describing the OCD Circuit 185
Order 192
Health Obsessions 198
9 Depression 201
Gender and Depression 201
Role of Inflammation 202
Anxiety with Depression 205
Shifting to Action 211
Social Lift 216
Default Mode and Rumination 218
Orchestrating a Broad Approach 220
References 225
Author Index 247
Subject Index 255
