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Women Who Worry Too Much: How to Stop Worry & Anxiety from Ruining Relationships, Work, & Fun | 
 enlarge | Author: Holly Hazlett-stevens
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 83750
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1572244127
Dewey Decimal Number: 152.46
EAN: 9781572244122
ASIN: 1572244127
Publication Date: August 2005
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Product Description
Women are more likely than men to develop anxiety disorders, a fact which researchers have attributed to a range of biological, psychological, and cultural factors. This predispostion inclines women to worry more than men about things like social problems, work, financeseven about worry itself, a phenomenon psychologists call meta-worry. The goal of this book is to help readers control excessive worry by learning to perceive threats more accurately and to stop focusing on things that are unlikely to happen. Following an introduction by noted psychologist Michelle Craske that explores the reasons women worry more than men, the book addresses the fundamentals of worry: what it is, how it differs from anxiety, and how it can develop into a chronic state of mind. The book offers strategies for overcoming worry that include monitoring personal worry triggers, breaking worry-provoking habits, and avoiding avoidancea major aggravating factor for all anxiety disorders. From it, youll learn to use mindfulness techniques to avoid ruminating on the past or the future and how to use progressive relaxation to cope with worrisome situations.
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Very helpful November 18, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A great book to help with over-worriers. Though the title reads, "Women who worry..." I believe a lot of the tips can be useful to men as well. After reading only a couple of chapters, I found myself with less anxiety. It has made a difference in my everyday life.
Excellent for use in therapy October 10, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Dr. Hazlett-Stevens' manages to make use of the most recent advances in clinical research in creating easy-to-follow and straightforward exercises in reducing worry. Traditionally, worriers tend to not make great use of treatments that focus on the specifics of the worry at hand. That is, when one worry seems to be dealt with, it feels like another has popped up in its place. In contrast, the strong focus of Hazlett-Steven's book is at reducing stress and total amount of worry overall (with examples of specific worries in Part III). If worry is a problem for you, I think this book could be a great asset.
Highly recommended resource September 21, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is very well-written for a range of audiences. Even into the first few chapters you start to become more aware of how worry affects your life. I really enjoyed how manageable and applicable the recommended exercises were found in each chapter. Trying these exercises allows for practice of new ways of dealing with chronic worry and anxious thoughts that can make life so stressful.
 Great book September 18, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a really good book that I would reccomend to all women, not just women suffering from anxiety. It teaches us to cope with huge stressors along with the every day decisions and burdens that women face. The thing that I really liked about this book was that unlike other psychology books it was written for all audiences. I have studied psychology and social work in my college career and have had to read some really good books, but they were very difficult to read. This book was an easy and enjoyable read.
Useful for anyone and grounded in scientific research September 8, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Endorsed by some of the leading researchers in the field of anxiety, this book is firmly rooted in a long tradition of scientific research. It gives the reader a clear understanding of what worry is all about, as well as many useful and easy-to-do techniques for managing one's own anxiety and worry. It's a chance for people of both genders to better understand themselves, and learn specific skills for bettering their own lives.
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