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Bouncing Back

Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Richard Wanlass

Presents practical skills for improving mood, managing stress and anxiety, controlling anger and frustration, getting along with others, managing memory problems, and coping with chronic pain.
Includes reflective worksheets with space for writing within the book.

Bouncing Back

Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Richard Wanlass

Description

Decline in our physical and mental abilities may be due to injury, illness, or chronic pain, or may simply be the results of normal aging. Sometimes changes in ability are gradual enough and minor enough that we adapt to them effortlessly. In other circumstances, however, these ability changes are more abrupt or more pronounced and pose a real challenge to our coping resources. In Bouncing Back: Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness and Pain, Richard Wanlass shares new research findings and observations of what he has learned in his thirty-five years of helping others adapt to these changes.

Bouncing Back presents seven modules associated with changes in ability, including self-management, mood regulation, stress and anxiety management, anger and frustration management, relationship management, memory management, and pain management. Exercises follow almost every section to ensure concepts are understood and practiced. These developed tools provide new resilience skills and strategies to become better at change. They address the specific challenges of the broad and growing population of those learning to adapt to their loss of ability, and should be of aid for the public and for rehabilitation psychologists and neuropsychologists in their practice.

Bouncing Back

Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Richard Wanlass

Introduction
Chapter 1: Self-Management: Changing Behavior and Thoughts
Goals and Avoidance Behavior Worksheet
Adaptive Thinking Worksheet
Chapter 2: Mood Regulation
Improving Mood through Changing Behavior
Increase Enjoyable Activities and Social Interactions
Activity Modification Worksheet
New Activities Worksheet
Exercise
Exercise Planning Worksheet
Consult Your Healthcare Providers about Mood, Health, Nutrition, and Medication
Mood, Health, Nutrition, and Medication Worksheet
Perform Acts of Kindness
Acts of Kindness Planning Worksheet
Change Your Environment
Environment Change Worksheet
Smile and Laugh
Smiling and Laughing Worksheet
Improving Mood through Changing Thoughts
Practice Self-Acceptance
Self-Acceptance Worksheet
Focus on the Positive
Positive Focus Worksheet: Own Past Actions
Positive Focus Worksheet: Others' Past Actions
Positive Focus Worksheet: Present Situation
Positive Focus Worksheet: The Future
Practice Gratitude
Gratitude Worksheet
Update Your Identity and Purpose
Values, Identity, and Purpose Worksheet
Conclusions
Chapter 3: Stress and Anxiety Management
Understanding Stress and Anxiety
What Are Stress and Anxiety?
How to Recognize Stress
Understanding Stress and Anxiety Worksheet
Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Tension
Use Your Body to Relax
Use Your Body to Relax Worksheet
Use Your Mind to Relax
Use Your Mind to Relax Worksheet
Prioritize and Subdivide Goals
Prioritize and Subdivide Goals Worksheet
Choose When and How to Worry
Choose When and How to Worry Worksheet
Put the Situation into Perspective
Put the Situation into Perspective Worksheet
Avoid Avoidance
Avoid Avoidance Worksheet
Chapter 4: Anger and Frustration Management
Time-Out
Time-Out Worksheet
More Realistic Thinking
"Should Thoughts" Worksheet
Assertive Communication
Assertiveness Worksheet for Reducing Aggressive Communication
Assertiveness Worksheet for Reducing Passive Communication
Self-Care
Self-Care Planning Worksheet
Relaxation
Relaxation Worksheet
Humor
Humor Worksheet
Forgiveness
Forgiveness Worksheet for Anger at Persons in your Past
Forgiveness Worksheet for Anger at Persons in your Present
Acknowledgment of Underlying Feelings
Worksheet for Understanding and Expressing Feelings Underlying Anger
Chapter 5: Relationship Management
Increasing Cooperation
Communication Skills for Increasing Cooperation Worksheet
Building Social Connections
Social Connection Planning Worksheet
Making People Feel Liked, Listened to, and Appreciated
Chapter 6: Memory Management
Remembering Future Events, Appointments, and Obligations
Remembering Future Events, Appointments, and Obligations Worksheet
Remembering Names When Meeting People
Remembering Names When Meeting People Worksheet
Remembering What You Read
Remembering What You Read Worksheet
Remembering Where You Place Belongings
Remembering Where You Place Belongings Worksheet
Remembering to Take Medications
Remembering to Take Medications Worksheet
Remembering Jokes, Interesting Facts, and New Words
Remembering Jokes, Interesting Facts, and New Words Worksheet
Remembering What You Do and Talk About
Memory Reinforcement Log
Remembering What You Do and Talk About Worksheet
Remembering Addresses and Directions
Remembering Addresses and Directions Worksheet
Remembering Shopping Lists and To-Do Lists
The Roman Room Memory Technique
Remembering Shopping Lists and To-Do Lists Worksheet
Conclusions
Chapter 7: Pain Management
Activity Pacing
Activity Pacing Worksheet
Mood Improvement
Mood Improvement Worksheet
Movement
Movement Worksheet
Relaxation
Relaxation Planning Worksheet
Sleep Improvement
Create a Proper Sleeping Environment
Be Smart about Foods, Beverages, and Medicines
Relax and Unwind Before Bed
Relax While in Bed
Limit Your Time in Bed
Sleep Improvement Worksheet
Focus Shifting
Focus Shifting Worksheet
Pain Behavior Reduction
Pain Behavior Reduction Worksheet
Physical Pain Management Strategies
Physical Pain Management Strategies Worksheet
Appropriate Use of Medications
Appropriate Use of Medications Worksheet
Expression of Emotions
Emotional Expression Worksheet
Socialization and Recreation
Socialization and Recreation Worksheet
Adaptive Thinking
Adaptive Thinking Worksheet
Conclusions
Epilogue
Index

Bouncing Back

Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Richard Wanlass

Author Information

Richard Wanlass

Richard Wanlass is a healthcare professional who has devoted his career to helping his clients make the same types of adaptations taught in this book. Since 1987, he has served as Chief of Psychological, Social and Vocational Services in the University of California, Davis, Medical Center's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where he also holds the title of Clinical Professor.

Bouncing Back

Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Richard Wanlass

Reviews and Awards

"A must-read for individuals adapting to any change in functioning due to injury, aging, illness, or pain and a valuable resource for cliniciansWhat makes this book stand out is the easily understandable step-by-step guide to changing behaviors that are obstacles to coping with loss of ability." - Kathleen S. Brown, PhD, Past-President, APA Division of Rehabilitation Psychology

"Dr. Wanlass does a superb job of integrating his decades of clinical experience with scientific data to create a powerful and user-friendly guide. A must-read for anyone attempting to navigate the inevitable changes in health and wellness that accompany us in our journey through life." - Ravi Prasad, PhD, Director, Stanford Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Pain Program

"Each chapter is peppered with creative exercises that are readily accessible. I especially loved Wanlasss empathy intermixed with humor that makes the examples come aliveI look forward to recommending this workbook to my patients." - Ronald Ruff, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist & Rehabilitation Psychologist, Past-President, National Academy of Neuropsychology and author of Effective Psychotherapy for Individuals with Brain Injury

"A much-needed, powerful, user-friendly guideProvides straightforward strategiesto help patients and families adapt and even thrive in the face of major life-changing challenges." - Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS, Chief Medical Officer, St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute

"This is a great book that will be of wide valueI cant imagine anyone who wouldnt benefit from part of it!" - Scott M. Fishman, MD, Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, and author of The War on Pain and Listening to Pain

"Bouncing Back has been an essential component of my group therapy sessions for patients coping with pain and other chronic health conditions. This comprehensive handbook is written in a down-to-earth, easy-to-read format and has helped many of my patients move towards successful adaptation." - Karen Freed, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist, St. Cloud Hospital

"An encouraging must-have book, which will inspire empowerment and tenacity, as well as assist in optimizing quality of life." - Patricia L. Bach, PsyD, RN, Past-President, Psychologists in Long Term Care

"Heartily recommended." - Michael Dunn, PhD, Retired Rehabilitation Psychologist, VA Palo Alto Health Care System Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Center

Bouncing Back

Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Aging, Illness, and Pain

Richard Wanlass

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