Solving Life's Problems
A 5-Step Guide to Enhanced Well-Being
Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, ABPP
Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, ABPP
Thomas D'Zurilla, PhD
- Cope better with stressful life problems and circumstances
- Attitude: Enhancing Your Problem-Solving Capacity
- Defining Your Problem and Setting Realistic Goals
- Being Creative and Generating Alternative Solutions
- Predicting the Consequences and Developing a Solution Plan
- Trying Out Your Solution and Determining if it Works
Increase your ability to stick with a diet or lifestyle change
Decrease emotional stress
Improve your personal relationships
Guided by an easy, new 5-step program called ADAPT, these life change ARE possible!
ADAPT is based on a proven-effective method of behavioral intervention called Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), and is simple enough to apply even to the busiest schedules.
The New ADAPT Method
5 Little Steps to Solving Life's Big Problems
If you are searching for enhanced well-being, the new ADAPT method will quickly steer you in the right direction and provide the life-long skills you need to better define the problems you may be facing, choose effective solutions, and improve the quality of your life.
Solving Life's Problems can also be read alongside D'Zurilla's and Nezu's Problem-Solving Therapy, Third Edition, serving as an informal "manual" style accompaniment to its more comprehensive companion book.
Purchase of the two books as a set will get you these life-changing texts at an $7.00 savings over the two books bought individually.
- Why You Should Read This Book
- ADAPT: 5 Steps to Solving Life's Problems
- Knowing Your Problem-Solving Strengths and Limitations
- Step 1: Attitude: Enhancing Your Problem-Solving Capacity
- Step 2: Defining Your Problem and Setting Realistic Goals
- Step 3: Being Creative and Generating Alternative Solutions
- Step 4: Predicting the Consequences and Developing a Solution Plan
- Step 5: Trying Out Your Solution and Determining if it Works
- Applying the 5-Steps of Effective Problem Solving to Common Life Problems
A. Visualization for Success Exercise
B. Deep Breathing Exercise to Manage Stress
C. Visualization--Travel to a Safe Place
D. Rapid Problem Solving
Bibliography
Index
Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Public Health, Drexel University; and Special Professor of Forensic Mental Health & Psychiatry, The University of Nottingham, UK. He is the Editor of Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Past President/Head, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, and Behavioral Psychology Specialty Council. He is the author of over 90 journal articles, 75 book chapters, and over 20 books.
Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology and associate professor of medicine at Drexel University.
Thomas J. D’Zurilla, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University.

- Release Date: September 18, 2006
- Paperback / softback
- 124 Pages
- Trim Size: 6in x 9in
- ISBN: 9780826114891
- eBook ISBN: 9780826115362
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