Understanding Psychological Health
The REBT Perspective
2nd Edition
Published on 30. September 2025
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-1-032-97995-3 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding Psychological Health draws on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) - which focuses on resolving emotional and behavioural problems and disturbances and enables people to lead happier and more fulfilling lives - to provide an understanding of psychological health.
The book looks first at how people can remain psychologically healthy in the face of adversity and then goes on to discuss how these healthy philosophies underpin certain key areas of psychological health. This second edition describes REBT theory with greater accuracy and updates and adapts terminology for contemporary readers. It also includes new chapters detailing healthy responses to common life adversities and outlining aspects of healthy psychological functioning.
The only book to discuss psychological health from an REBT perspective, Understanding Psychological Health is intended for helping professionals who have a particular interest in CBT/REBT and students in these areas.
The book looks first at how people can remain psychologically healthy in the face of adversity and then goes on to discuss how these healthy philosophies underpin certain key areas of psychological health. This second edition describes REBT theory with greater accuracy and updates and adapts terminology for contemporary readers. It also includes new chapters detailing healthy responses to common life adversities and outlining aspects of healthy psychological functioning.
The only book to discuss psychological health from an REBT perspective, Understanding Psychological Health is intended for helping professionals who have a particular interest in CBT/REBT and students in these areas.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training
Illustrations
2 s/w Zeichnungen, 7 s/w Tabellen, 2 s/w Abbildungen
7 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
419 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-97995-3 (9781032979953)
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Person
Windy Dryden is in part-time clinical and consultative practice and is an international authority on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and single-session therapy (SST). He has worked in psychotherapy for more than 45 years and is the author and editor of over 285 books.
Content
1. Psychological Disturbance, Dissatisfaction and Development from an REBT Perspective Part 1. The Basics of Psychological Health: Being Healthy in the Face of Adversity 2. Taking Responsibility for Psychological Health and Disturbance 3. Flexible Attitudes 4. Non-Awfulising Attitudes 5. Bearability Attitudes 6. Unconditional Acceptance Attitudes 7. Psychologically Healthy Responses to Different Adversities Part 2. Psychological Health Beyond the Basics 8. Self-Motivation 9. Self-Discipline 10. Resilience 11. Bearing Uncertainty 12. Self-Control 13. Other Forms of Psychological Health