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Introduction Step 1. Understand Regret 1. What Is Regret? 2. How Regret Works Step 2. Learn to Make Good Decisions 3. What Assumptions Drive Your Decisions and Feed Your Regret? 4. How Do You Perceive Risk? 5. Does Anticipating Regret Lead You to Action or Inaction? 6. Making a Choice Step 3. Make Regret Work for You 7. Coping Effectively with Disappointing Outcomes 8. Stepping Away from Rumination 9. Learning from Guilt 10. Using Productive Regret A Final Word. Looking Back While Looking Ahead Resources References Index
Robert L. Leahy, PhD, is Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York City and Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Leahy is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy and is past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy, and the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. He is a recipient of the Aaron T. Beck Award from the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Dr. Leahy is author or editor of more than 25 books for mental health professionals and the general public, including If Only and The Worry Cure. His books have been translated into 21 languages.