Bøger af Hayden Finch

When you're caught in a spiral of toxic self-criticism, anxiety, depression, and stress will accumulate. This workbook includes a 4-step process to overcome self-criticism and silence your inner critic. Through a series of 8 inner critic exercises, with worksheets, activities, and examples, you'll discover how to quiet your inner critic. Stopping your inner critic doesn't happen overnight, but if you begin to question your inner critic in a helpful way and implement these psychology exercises into your daily life, you can silence the critical inner voice.

Understanding schizophrenia can be difficult. Maybe you've reached for a schizophrenia textbook only to find it's too dense to really understand psychosis. This is different. The goal of this book is to help you really understand schizophrenia in plain language. It's about revealing what we know about schizophrenia today, all the way from defining what a psychotic episode is, to understanding the neuroscience of psychosis, to reviewing schizophrenia treatment and the importance of intervening early in psychosis. You'll discover all the details from the first episode of psychosis to schizophrenia in late life so you can understand psychosis and ultimately survive schizophrenia. Maybe your adolescent has schizophrenia or has started hearing voices, or maybe you're a person living with schizophrenia; this comprehensive book is here to help you gain insight into psychosis and emotion, psychotic depression, and psychotic reactions. It's schizophrenia revealed in plain language. In the first part, we'll review the definition of schizophrenia; provide examples of the most common symptoms; detail its relationship to other psychotic disorders; and discuss the most common co-occurring conditions. In the second part, we'll talk about historical and current understandings of what causes schizophrenia; review the risk factors for schizophrenia; and discuss how schizophrenia impacts the brain and the person more globally -- this is where we'll talk about genetics, brain structure, brain function, brain development, and drugs. Finally, in the third part, we'll talk about evidence-based treatment approaches to schizophrenia, beginning with a discussion of different treatment models and then reviewing how treatment plans are developed before finally discussing a host of interventions, including medication, skills training, psychotherapy, and family interventions. The entire book is about promoting recovery from schizophrenia and promoting recovery from first-episode psychosis. By the end, you'll know all the latest on schizophrenia symptoms, causes, and treatment.

Record, track, and maintain good habits with powerful tips and toolsIt's easier than you think to create and change habits, and journaling is one of the most effective tools to guide you on your journey. This journal will help you tackle your habits from every angle, offering key psychological insights, practical tips, simple writing prompts, and all the tracking templates you'll need to stay on course.Learn the science behind the bad habits holding you back, then apply evidence-based strategies to make new, healthy habits stick. With daily, weekly, and 28-day check-ins, you can keep yourself on track and transform your life—one habit at a time.The Habits journal includes:The science of habits—Unlock the psychology of habit formation, and learn how to create the habits that will get you where you want to be in life.12 weeks to success—Establish lasting habits with 12 weeks of guided journaling, which gives you plenty of time to identify, track, and review your goals.Daily prompts—Monitor your thoughts, feelings, triggers, and behaviors with guided check-ins to help you stay on course.Change your habits and achieve your goals with help from the Habits journal.

Understand your procrastination and break through to productivity. Many different factors can trigger procrastination. The good news is, you're not lazy or undisciplined, and you can achieve real productivity. Discover the psychological factors that drive your procrastination habits and unlock the secrets to overcoming them. With this research-based approach, you can learn to stop procrastinating, finish projects, and accomplish your goals. Begin by unpacking the common thought processes and emotional roadblocks that trap you in cycles of problematic behavior. Apply that awareness to each step of getting things done, using practical evidence-based techniques that address the root causes of procrastination and time management problems. When you are empowered to work along with your brain, rather than against it, you'll be able to take control and create lasting change.This empowering choice in psychology books helps you: Examine core issues; Look at possible mental health issues that often exacerbate procrastination, like low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and others. Succeed step-by-step -- Work through procrastination one step at a time: prioritize, find motivation, overcome avoidance, get started, focus, follow through, and finish. Get perspective; Explore real-life anecdotes of people struggling with procrastination to gain insight into how it works in your life and help you identify its causes.