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| What to expect from this guide | |
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| The scientific background | |
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| Two principles underlying mental fitness | |
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| Valuing yourself | |
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| Recognizing that you can change | |
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| The seven basic skills | |
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| Managing yourself and your time | |
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| Facing the problem | |
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| Treating yourself right | |
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| Problem-solving : a strategy for change | |
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| Keeping things in perspective : help from cognitive therapy | |
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| Building self-confidence and self-esteem | |
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| Learning how to relax | |
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| How to improve your relationships | |
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| The importance of relationships | |
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| The first key to good relationships : be fair to yourself and to others | |
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| The second key to good relationships : recognizing voices from the past | |
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| The third key to good relationships : relationships as systems | |
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| Anger in relationships | |
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| Sexuality and intimate relationships | |
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| The twin enemies of good mood | |
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| Getting the better of anxiety and worry, or defeating the alarmist | |
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| Overcoming fears and phobias | |
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| Stress : how to live with the right amount of it | |
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| Dealing with panic : controlling the alarm system | |
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| Depression - the common cold of the mind | |
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| Digging yourself out of depression | |
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| How to become less vulnerable to depression | |
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| Traumatic experience | |
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| Loss and bereavement | |
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| Dealing with the past | |
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| Recent traumatic events and their aftermath | |
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| Mind and body | |
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| Breaking habits and overcoming addictions | |
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| Averting problems with alcohol | |
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| Overcoming sleep problems | |
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| Good eating habits | |
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| The working mind | |
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| The fundamentals of effective study | |
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| Key study skills : reading, taking notes, and using the material | |
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| How to improve your memory : part 1 : the palest ink and other external memory aids | |
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| How to improve your memory : part 2 : internal memory aids | |
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| Making decisions | |
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| Thinking straight | |