Anxiety / S. Rachman.

By:

Rachman, S. J. (Stanley J.), 1934-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Clinical psychologyPublication details: Hove : Psychology, 2004.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

1841695157
1841695165 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Anxiety

DDC classification:

616.8522 RAC

Holdings
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This textbook discusses anxiety - a pervasive and significant negative effect that is a central feature of many psychological problems, including those that were frequently called "neuroses". Anxiety is an intriguing and complex phenomenon that lends itself to cognitive analyses. It involves the interplay of vigilance, attention, perception, reasoning and memory, the very meat of cognitive processing.

Research on anxiety has accelerated, specialized clinics for dealing with anxiety disorders have been introduced and self-help groups established in many parts of the world. This growth is justified because anxiety is one of the most prominent and pervasive emotions, and large numbers of people are distressed by inappropriate or excessive anxiety.

Previous ed.: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Series preface (p. vii)
Preface (p. ix)
1 The nature of anxiety (p. 1)
Defining anxiety (p. 3)
The nature of fear (p. 8)
Fear, anxiety, and avoidance (p. 12)
Varieties of fear (p. 19)
The concept of anxiety disorders (p. 24)
Summary (p. 26)
2 Influences on anxiety (p. 27)
A model of anxiety (p. 27)
Anxiety, attention, perception, and memory (p. 37)
Anxiety and memory (p. 47)
Emotional processing (p. 53)
Affect and cognition (p. 55)
Summary (p. 58)
3 Theories of anxiety (p. 61)
Anxiety as the product of learning (p. 61)
Cognitive analyses of anxiety (p. 67)
Psychoanalytical explanations (p. 69)
Biological theories of anxiety (p. 73)
Summary (p. 76)
4 Specific phobias and the conditioning theory of fear (p. 79)
Evidence for the conditioning theory (p. 79)
The conditioning theory: Contrary evidence and arguments (p. 84)
Neoconditioning theory (p. 89)
Specific phobias (p. 92)
Summary (p. 93)
5 Panic and anxiety (p. 95)
The experience of panic (p. 99)
The incidence of panic (p. 100)
The debate about panic (p. 101)
Treatment (p. 119)
Summary (p. 122)
6 Agoraphobia (p. 123)
Treatment (p. 127)
Summary (p. 128)
7 Obsessions and compulsions (p. 129)
Types of compulsive behaviour (p. 135)
Persistence (p. 136)
Obsessions (p. 140)
Compulsive hoarding (p. 143)
Relationship to anxiety (p. 143)
Treatment (p. 143)
Summary (p. 145)
8 Social anxiety (p. 147)
The definition of social anxiety (p. 147)
Cognitive theory of social anxiety (p. 150)
Social anxiety within the general framework of anxiety (p. 156)
Treatment (p. 157)
Summary (p. 159)
9 Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (p. 161)
The search for safety (p. 164)
Treatment (p. 166)
Summary (p. 167)
10 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p. 169)
Explanations for PTSD (p. 171)
Acute stress disorder (ASD) (p. 179)
Summary (p. 180)
Appendix (p. 181)
Suggested reading (p. 183)
References (p. 185)
Author index (p. 201)
Subject index (p. 207)