ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPY HOMEWORK PLANNER

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
About the Downloadable Assignments
PracticePlanners® Series Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
SECTION 1: Anger Control Problems
	Exercise 1.A Alternatives to Destructive Anger
	Exercise 1.B Anger Journal
	Exercise 1.C Assertive Communication of Anger
SECTION 2: Antisocial Behavior
	Exercise 2.A How I Have Hurt Others
	Exercise 2.B Letter of Apology
	Exercise 2.C Three Acts of Kindness
SECTION 3: Anxiety
	Exercise 3.A Analyze the Probability of a Feared Event
	Exercise 3.B Past Successful Anxiety Coping
	Exercise 3.C Worry Time
SECTION 4: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—Adult
	Exercise 4.A Problem-Solving: An Alternative to Impulsive Action
	Exercise 4.B Self-Monitoring/Self-Reward Program
	Exercise 4.C Symptoms and Fixes for ADHD
SECTION 5: Bipolar Disorder—Depression
	Exercise 5.A Early Warning Signs of Depression
	Exercise 5.B Identifying and Handling Triggers
SECTION 6: Bipolar Disorder—Mania
	Exercise 6.A Keeping a Daily Rhythm
	Exercise 6.B Recognizing the Negative Consequences of Impulsive Behavior
	Exercise 6.C What Are My Good Qualities?
	Exercise 6.D Why I Dislike Taking My Medication
SECTION 7: Borderline Personality Disorder
	Exercise 7.A Journal and Replace Self-Defeating Thoughts
	Exercise 7.B Plan Before Acting
SECTION 8: Childhood Trauma
	Exercise 8.A Changing From Victim to Survivor
	Exercise 8.B Deep Breathing Exercise
	Exercise 8.C Feelings and Forgiveness Letter
SECTION 9: Chronic Pain
	Exercise 9.A Pain and Stress Journal
SECTION 10: Cognitive Deficits
	Exercise 10.A Memory Aid—Personal Information Organizer
	Exercise 10.B Memory Enhancement Techniques
SECTION 11: Dependency
	Exercise 11.A Making Your Own Decisions
	Exercise 11.B Satisfying Unmet Emotional Needs
	Exercise 11.C Taking Steps Toward Independence
SECTION 12: Depression—Unipolar
	Exercise 12.A Identify and Schedule Pleasant Activities
	Exercise 12.B Negative Thoughts Trigger Negative Feelings
	Exercise 12.C Positive Self-Talk
SECTION 13: Dissociation
	Exercise 13.A Describe the Trauma
	Exercise 13.B Staying Focused on the Present Reality
SECTION 14: Eating Disorders and Obesity
	Exercise 14.A A Reality Journal: Food, Weight, Thoughts, and Feelings
	Exercise 14.B How Fears Control My Eating
SECTION 15: Educational Deficits
	Exercise 15.A My Academic and Vocational Strengths
	Exercise 15.B The Advantages of Education
SECTION 16: Family Conflict
	Exercise 16.A Applying Problem-Solving to Interpersonal Conflict
	Exercise 16.B A Structured Parenting Plan
SECTION 17: Female Sexual Dysfunction
	Exercise 17.A Factors Influencing Negative Sexual Attitudes
	Exercise 17.B Study Your Body: Clothed and Unclothed
SECTION 18: Financial Stress
	Exercise 18.A Plan a Budget
SECTION 19: Grief/Loss Unresolved
	Exercise 19.A Creating a Memorial Collage
	Exercise 19.B Dear ________: A Letter to a Lost Loved One
SECTION 20: Impulse Control Disorder
	Exercise 20.A Impulsive Behavior Journal
SECTION 21: Intimate Relationship Conflicts
	Exercise 21.A How Can We Meet Each Other’s Needs and Desires?
	Exercise 21.B Positive and Negative Contributions to the Relationship: Mine and Yours
SECTION 22: Legal Conflicts
	Exercise 22.A Accept Responsibility for Illegal Behavior
	Exercise 22.B Crooked Thinking Leads to Crooked Behavior
SECTION 23: Loneliness
	Exercise 23.A Identifying What I Value
	Exercise 23.B Mindfulness Exercises
	Exercise 23.C Letting Go of Unhelpful Thoughts
SECTION 24: Low Self-Esteem
	Exercise 24.A Acknowledging My Strengths
	Exercise 24.B Replacing Fears With Positive Messages
SECTION 25: Male Sexual Dysfunction
	Exercise 25.A Journaling the Response to Nondemand Sexual Pleasuring (Sensate Focus)
SECTION 26: Medical Issues
	Exercise 26.A How I Feel About My Medical Treatment
	Exercise 26.B The Impact of My Illness
SECTION 27: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
	Exercise 27.A Interrupting Your Obsessions/Compulsions
	Exercise 27.B Making Use of the Thought-Stopping Technique
	Exercise 27.C Reducing the Strength of Compulsive Behaviors
SECTION 28: Opioid Use Disorder
	Exercise 28.A Identifying Thoughts and Emotions
	Exercise 28.B Exploring My Motivation to Change
	Exercise 28.C Living Well With Chronic Pain
SECTION 29: Panic/Agoraphobia
	Exercise 29.A Coping Card
	Exercise 29.B Monitoring My Panic Attack Experiences
SECTION 30: Paranoid Ideation
	Exercise 30.A Check Suspicions Against Reality
SECTION 31: Parenting
	Exercise 31.A Learning to Parent as a Team
	Exercise 31.B The Two Sides of Parenting
	Exercise 31.C Using Reinforcement Principles in Parenting
SECTION 32: Phase of Life Problems
	Exercise 32.A What Needs to Be Changed in My Life?
	Exercise 32.B What’s Good About Me and My Life?
SECTION 33: Phobia
	Exercise 33.A Four Ways to Reduce Fear
	Exercise 33.B Gradually Reducing Your Phobic Fear
SECTION 34: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
	Exercise 34.A How the Trauma Affects Me
	Exercise 34.B Share the Painful Memory
SECTION 35: Psychoticism
	Exercise 35.A What Do You Hear and See?
SECTION 36: Sexual Abuse Victim
	Exercise 36.A A Blaming Letter and a Forgiving Letter to Perpetrator
	Exercise 36.B Picturing the Place of the Abuse
SECTION 37: Sexual Orientation Confusion
	Exercise 37.A Journal of Sexual Thoughts, Fantasies, Conflicts
	Exercise 37.B To Whom and How to Reveal My Sexual Orientation
SECTION 38: Sleep Disturbance
	Exercise 38.A Sleep Pattern Record
SECTION 39: Social Anxiety
	Exercise 39.A Becoming Assertive
	Exercise 39.B Restoring Socialization Comfort
SECTION 40: Somatization
	Exercise 40.A Controlling the Focus on Physical Problems
SECTION 41: Spiritual Confusion
	Exercise 41.A My History of Spirituality
	Exercise 41.B Your Spiritual Inheritance Inventory
SECTION 42: Substance Use
	Exercise 42.A Aftercare Plan Components
	Exercise 42.B Identifying Relapse Triggers and Cues
	Exercise 42.C Relapse Prevention Planning
	Exercise 42.D Relapse Triggers
	Exercise 42.E Substance Abuse’s Negative Impact Versus Sobriety’s Positive Impact
SECTION 43: Suicidal Ideation
	Exercise 43.A Journal of Distorted, Negative Thoughts
	Exercise 43.B No Self-Harm Contract
	Exercise 43.C Strategies to Resist Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings
	Exercise 43.D The Aftermath of Suicide
SECTION 44: Type a Behavior
	Exercise 44.A Developing Noncompetitive Values
SECTION 45: Vocational Stress
	Exercise 45.A A Vocational Action Plan
Appendix A: Alternate Assignments for Presenting Problems
Appendix B: Alphabetical Index of Exercises
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