Anxiety disorders: psychological approaches to theory and treatment

Abstract

* Acknowledgments0 * Introduction0 * 1. Worry, Anxiety, and Fear and Imminence of Threat0 * Fear as an Emotion * Panic and Fear * Fear Versus Anxiety * Anxiety and Worry * Anticipatory Anxiety * Worry, Anticipatory Anxiety, and Fear/Panic * 2. Features of Anxiety Disorders0 * Diagnosing Anxiety Disorders * Prevalence, Course, and Help Seeking * Comorbidity * Fear and Anxiety in Children * Anxiety in the Elderly * Gender Differences * Cultural Differences * General Summary * 3. Etiology of Anxiety Disorders0 * Generalized Vulnerability * Contributions of Individual Experience to Generalized Vulnerability * Genetic Contributions to Generalized Vulnerability * Features of Generalized Vulnerability * Stressful Life Events * Specific Pathways to Fear Acquisition * Summary and Model * 4. Methods and Mechanisms of Empirically Supported Treatments0 * Empirically Validated Treatments * Behavioral Treatment Methods * Cognitive Treatment Methods * Pharmacological Treatments * Mechanisms of Behavioral Treatments * Mechanisms of Cognitive Treatments * Therapeutic Relationship Mechanisms * Summary * 5. Return of Fear0 * Presentation of Return of Fear * Explanations for Return of Fear * Summary * 6. Integrated Treatments for Anxiety Disorders0 * Pragmatic Reasons for Integrated Treatments * Theory-Driven Predictions Regarding Integrated Treatments * Empirical Outcome Data Regarding Integrated Treatments * Theory-Driven Methods for Minimizing Relapse After Integrated Treatment * 7. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia0 * Features of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia * Theoretical and Empirical Developments * Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia * Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy * 8. Social Phobia0 * Features of Social Phobia * Theoretical and Empirical Developments * Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia * Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy * 9. Specific Phobias0 * Features of Specific Phobias * Theoretical and Empirical Developments * Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Specific Phobias * Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy * 10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder0 * Features of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder * Theoretical and Empirical Developments * Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder * Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy * 11. Generalized Anxiety Disorder0 * Features of Generalized Anxiety Disorder * Theoretical and Empirical Developments * Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Its Efficacy * 12. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder0 * Features of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder * Theoretical and Empirical Developments * Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder * Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy * References0 * Index0