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UnDoing Depression(c) Randy PatersonQuote:Publisher ….: UdemyLevel ……..: all levelRuntime ……: 6.5 hoursLanguage …..: EnglishRelease Type .: RetailStore Date …: 2015.11.09Link/URL …..: http://v.gd/i8sCY1This not included any pdf files, this contains only video  files. Quote:Depression is one of the most difficult experiences in life, yet it is oneof the most common of psychological complaints. Regardless of what causesit for a particular person (and there are usually multiple risk factorsinvolved), depression will affect all aspects of a person’s experience:their emotional state, their behavior, their thoughts, and their physicalfunctioning. Unfortunately, changes in each of these areas tend to magnifychanges in the others, creating a spiral of symptoms.Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) works to disrupt these spirals by focusingon elements within the person’s control – in particular, the behavior andthoughts (not too surprisingly, given the name). This course presents anunderstanding of depression, then advocates an emphasis on action to startthe cycle moving in the upward direction.Most people, during depression, want to feel better. Once that happens,they reason, their motivation will return and then they can beginreclaiming their lives. Unfortunately, this leaves them in an existence inwhich the depressed state is maintained. In CBT we reverse the plan: Takeaction, then get motivated, then feel better.Nice idea – but how do you take action without motivation? Answer: Using astructured system of behavioral activation – essentially, gradual goalsetting targeting the areas of life likely to produce the greatest payoffsin mood. Once the mood lifts, even by a tiny amount, their is a slightclearing in “brain fog,” enabling a bit more action, which can improve themood just a bit more, challenging the negative thoughts that depressionbrings, and raising the energy enough to do a tiny bit more. We create afeed-forward cycle that mimics the downward collapse into depression.Great, but how do you know where to start? We review the areas that havereceived the most research support, and provide concrete guidelines abouthow to make the most of them. You will be asked to examine your life in aseries of exercises designed to identify your own targets for initialwork.The ideas given in this program are taken from the research literature, aswell as from the author’s books Your Depression Map and How to beMiserable, as well as the Changeways Core Program, which is a CBT-baseddepression group therapy protocol in use around the world (and translatedinto six languages).It is important to understand that depression can be a severe problemrequiring care by a healthcare professional who can assess you directly.This program is not a substitute for such care. If you suspect that youhave clinical depression, please see your doctor and consider enlistingthe help of a psychologist or other qualified counsellor.What if you have done so and it is clear that you are not clinicallydepressed, but simply in a dull, dissatisfying, or unmotivated place inyour life? The techniques in this course are also recommended and helpfulfor many people in this situation. In fact, without the severe loss ofenergy that depression brings, you may be able to make use of thestrategies in a more accelerated fashion.