063: Ask David — What's Good About Hopelessness or Addiction? What Is it to Be a Worthwhile Human Being?
Is there anything positive about hopelessness or an addiction ? What does it take to be a "worthwhile" human being, or to have a valuable life? In today's podcast, David and Fabrice address three ques...
20 Marras 201724min
062: Ask David — The Five Secrets of Effective Communication & Psychotherapy Homework
Will people manipulate you if they catch on to the fact that you're using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication? Is it fair to ask depressed patients to do psychotherapy homework between session...
13 Marras 201724min
061: Ask David — Test Validity, Uncovering the Negative Thoughts, Benefits of Laziness, and More...
We address a number of excellent questions submitted by listeners: Are the scales on your Brief Mood Survey reliable and valid? How can I identify my Negative Thoughts when I'm upset but I can't figu...
6 Marras 201737min
060: Self-Monitoring
David describes one of the more obscure methods called "Self-Monitoring". He thinks of it as "Meditation in Daily Life." The whole idea is to note a negative thought that suddenly pops into your mind,...
30 Loka 201737min
059: Live Session (Marilyn) — 8-Week Tune-up
This podcast was recorded eight weeks after the initial session with Marilyn. As you may recall, Marilyn became severely depressed when she discovered that she had Stage 4 Lung cancer. In spite of tha...
26 Loka 20171h 55min
058: Ask David — Third-Wave Therapies & Exposure for OCD
David and Fabrice begin by reading several incredibly touching reader comments on the live therapy with Marilyn. Marilyn experienced a severe depression relapse eight weeks after her initial session w...
23 Loka 201728min
057: Interpersonal Model (Part 4) — "And It's All Your Fault!" The Relationship Journal
David emphasizes that the goal of the RJ is not simply to learn how to transform troubled, adversarial relationships into loving ones, but also how to achieve Interpersonal Enlightenment, which is the...
16 Loka 201744min
056: Interpersonal Model (Part 3) — "And It's All Your Fault!" Interpersonal Decision-Making and Blame Cost-Benefit Analysis
Bob, a psychiatric resident named was treating a divorced woman who complained bitterly about her ex, and constantly argued with him whenever he came to visit with the children. Their relationship was...
9 Loka 201746min
