WILLIAM T. O'DONOHUE, PHD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a licensed clinical psychologist widely recognized in the field for his knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavior therapies. He has edited over twenty books, written thirty-five book chapters, and published more than seventy-five articles in scholarly journals.
JANE E. FISHER, PHD, is Professor of Psychology and former director of clinical training at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research interests include aging and behavioral health, applied behavior analysis, and the integration of evidence-based behavioral healthcare in primary and long-term care settings.

A bestselling and authoritative guide to cognitive behavior therapy techniques
Scientifically grounded, current, and detailed, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Second Edition presents specific direction on how to treat a wide range of the most commonly seen problems in therapy.
Edited by two of the leading experts in the field of cognitive behavior therapy, this new edition is fully updated and expanded including new chapters on imaginal exposure, safety training, and introspective exposure for panic disorder, as well as techniques for treating the seriously mentally ill. It provides empirically supported techniques that are effective for treating various presenting problems, including:
* Anger control
* Enuresis
* Panic disorder
* Depression
* Skills acquisition for the developmentally delayed
* Parent training
* Development of assertiveness skills
* Pain management
* Stress management
* Classroom management
* Insomnia
* Social skills training
* Problem-solving skills
An essential reference for mental health professionals interested in learning more about cognitive behavior therapy techniques and how to apply them, the Second Edition is one of the most thorough and useful guides available for the application of cognitive behavior interventions. Written in an easy-to-understand format with step-by-step instructions, this practical resource will provide clinicians with a useful everyday reference.

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Contributors.
1 Introduction.
2 Psychological Acceptance.
3 Anger (Negative Impulse) Control.
4 Assertiveness Skills and the Management of Related Factors.
5 Attribution Change.
6 Behavioral Activation for Depression.
7 Response Chaining.
8 Behavioral Contracting.
9 Bibliotherapy Utilizing CBT.
10 Breathing Retraining and Diaphragmatic Breathing Techniques.
11 Classroom Management.
12 Cognitive Defusion.
13 Cognitive Restructuring of the Disputing of Irrational Beliefs.
14 Cognitive Restructuring: Behavioral Tests of Negative Cognitions.
15 Communication/Problem-Solving Skills Training.
16 Compliance with Medical Regimens.
17 Contingency Management Interventions.
18 Daily Behavior Report Cards: Home-School Contingency Management Procedures.
19 Dialectics in Cognitive and Behavior Therapy.
20 Differential Reinforcement of Low-Rate Behavior.
21 Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior and Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior.
22 Directed Masturbation: a Treatment of Female Orgasmic Disorder.
23 Distress Tolerance.
24 Emotion Regulation.
25 Encopresis: Biobehavioral Treatment.
26 Expressive Writing.
27 Flooding.
28 Experimental Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior.
29 Functional Communication Training to Treat Challenging Behavior.
30 Functional Self-Instruction Training to Promote Generalized Learning.
31 Group Interventions.
32 Habit Reversal Training.
33 Harm Reduction.
34 Putting It on the Street: Homework in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
35 The Prolonged CS Exposure Techniques of Implosive (Flooding) Therapy.
36 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia.
37 Interoceptive Exposure for Panic Disorder.
38 Live (In Vivo) Exposure.
39 Applications of the Matching Law.
40 Mindfulness Practice.
41 Moderate Drinking Training for Problem Drinkers.
42 Multimodal Behavior Therapy.
43 Positive Psychology: A Behavioral Conceptualization and Application to Contemporary Behavior Therapy.
44 Motivational Interviewing.
45 Noncontingent Reinforcement as a Treatment for Problem Behavior.
46 Pain Management.
47 Parent Training.
48 Self-Efficacy Interventions: Guided Mastery Therapy.
49 Positive Attention.
50 Problem-Solving Therapy.
51 Punishment.
52 Rapid Smoking.
53 Relapse Prevention.
54 Relaxation.
55 Response Prevention.
56 Satiation Therapy.
57 Identifying and Modifying Maladaptive Schemas.
58 Self-Management.
59 Safety Training/Violence Prevention Using the SafeCare Parent Training Model.
60 Self-Monitoring as a Treatment Vehicle.
61 Sensate Focus.
62 Shaping.
63 Social Skills Training.
64 Squeeze Technique for the Treatment of Premature Ejaculation.
65 Stimulus Control.
66 Stimulus Preference Assessment.
67 Stress Inoculation Training.
68 Stress Management Intervention.
69 Systematic Desensitization.
70 Think-Aloud Techniques.
71 Time-Out, Time-In, and Task-Based Grounding.
72 Guidelines for Developing and Managing a Token Economy.
73 Urge Surfing.
74 Validation Principles and Strategies.
75 Values Clarification.
Author Index.
Subject Index.