COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR JEALOUSY

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Presentation description:  Jealousy is a universal emotion that arises when an individual perceives a threat to a valued relationship. We see jealousy in romantic relationships, between siblings and among friends and even infants can manifest jealousy. In extreme cases jealousy can lead to violence and suicide. In this presentation we will examine the evolutionary model and the social construction model of jealousy, how jealousy is related to attachment issues, and how jealousy can also reflect the values in one’s relationship. We will examine problematic and helpful responses to jealousy, evaluate the thinking underpinning jealousy and identify how one can respond to a jealous partner. This will integrate a number of psychological models including cognitive therapy, acceptance and mindfulness, metacognitive therapy, and attachment theory.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to describe three techniques to use to cope with unwanted intrusive thoughts about jealousy.
2. Participants will be able to identify five common cognitive biases of “the jealous mind”.

This program is appropriate for:

Graduate students
Recent graduates
Early-career doctoral-level professionals
Mid-career doctoral-level professionals

Presenter's Bio: Robert L. Leahy (B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Yale University), Director, completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School under the direction of Dr. Aaron Beck, the founder of cognitive therapy. Dr. Leahy is the Past-President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Past-President of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Past-President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (NYC), and Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill-Cornell University Medical School.

Dr. Leahy is the Honorary Life-time President, New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association and a Distinguished Founding Fellow, Diplomate, of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He has received the Aaron T. Beck award for outstanding contributions in cognitive therapy. In 2023, he was named the Global Ambassador by the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies and he also received the Outstanding Clinician Award from ABCT. He is author and editor of 30 books, including Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (with Holland), Overcoming Resistance in Cognitive Therapy, Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach (with Newman, Beck, Reilly-Harrington, & Gyulai), Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Roadblocks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psychological Treatments of Bipolar Disorder (ed. with Johnson), Contemporary Cognitive Therapy, The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (ed. with Gilbert) and The Worry Cure which received critical praise from the New York Times and has been selected by Self Magazine as one of the top eight self-help books of all time.

His book The Worry Cure has been translated into nine languages and was a selection of the Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild and numerous other book clubs. Eleven of his clinical books have been book club selections. His two recent popular audience books are Anxiety-Free: Unravel Your Fears before They Unravel You, Beat the Blues Before They Beat You: How to Overcome Depression, and Keeping Your Head after Losing Your Job. His new self-help book, The Jealousy Cure: Learn to Trust, Overcome Possessiveness, and Save Your Relationship will be published in January 2018. The Jealousy Cure: Learn to Trust, Overcome Possessiveness, and Save Your Relationship was published in January 2018. His self-help book, Don’t Believe Everything You Feel was published in July 2020. His most recent book, If Only… Finding Freedom from Regret was published in 2022. 

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