Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic : Therapist Guide for Anxiety, Panic, and Agoraphobia

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-06-01
Publisher(s): Psychological Corp
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Summary

MAP-3 is a systematic cognitive-behavioral program, which uses behavioral self-monitoring to increase awareness of circumstances that trigger panic symptoms. Clients learn specific intervention skills, including how to slow down physiological reactivity through breathing retraining and muscle relaxation training; how to decatastrophise through actual prediction testing; and how to lessen fearfulness through exposure to feared sensations in safe settings.

MAP-3 program revisions result from feedback from skilled clinicians who have used the MAP-II program as a clinical tool for treating anxiety, panic, and agoraphobia. Revisions reflect the most cutting-edge knowledge and empirical findings.

The new MAP-3 program offers a deeper exploration of the origins of anxiety and panic and an explanation of how the physiology of breathing affects symptoms and treatment. MAP-3 includes recent findings on the integration of medication and treatment, particularly the enduring effect of the MAP-3 program, and has more explanations of the interrelationship of thoughts and

Table of Contents

Preface vii
About the Authors viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction
1(10)
Development of a New Treatment for Panic Attacks
1(5)
Panic Control Treatment
1(1)
Efficacy of Panic Control Treatment
1(4)
Efficacy of Cognitive--Behavioral Treatment for Agoraphobia
5(1)
Dismantling of Tratments for Panic and Agoraphobia
6(1)
Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Panic and Agoraphobia
6(1)
Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Panic and Agoraphobia
7(4)
Structure of the MAP--3 and Practical Issues for Its Implementation
11(10)
Structure of the Program
11(1)
Practical Issues
12(9)
Practical Issues for Participation
12(1)
Who Will Benefit From This Program?
12(1)
What If Other Problems Are Present?
13(1)
Medication
14(1)
Does Every Client Require the Entire Program?
15(1)
Practical Issues for Using the MAP--3 Client Workbooks
15(1)
Who Should Read Which Chapters?
15(1)
Benefits of Using a Workbook
16(1)
Practical Issues for Administration
17(1)
Who Should Administer the MAP-3 Program?
17(1)
Group Versus Individual Sessions
18(1)
Frequency of Sessions
18(3)
Nature of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
21(12)
Features of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
21(2)
Factors Contributing to Panic Disorder
23(7)
Psychobiological Conceptualization
23(1)
Psychological Vulnerability Factors
23(1)
Initial Panic Attacks
24(1)
Maintenance Factors
25(2)
Development of Agoraphobia
27(1)
Nocturnal Panic
28(1)
Types of Panic Attacks
28(2)
Assessment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
30(3)
Outline of Treatment Procedures and Basic Principles Underlying Treatment
33(16)
Treatment Targets
34(1)
Treatment Components
35(4)
Breathing Retraining and Progressive Muscle Relaxation
35(1)
Cognitive Therapy
36(1)
Exposure Therapy
37(2)
Therapeutic Mechanisms
39(3)
Habituation
39(1)
Extinction
39(1)
Self-Efficacy and Control
40(1)
Cognitive Shift
41(1)
Emotional Processing
41(1)
Important Treatment-Related Concepts
42(5)
Outline of the Therapist Guide
47(2)
Panic Attacks: What Are They and Where Do They Come From?
49(8)
How To Take Charge by Tracking
57(6)
Why Doesn't It Go Away?
63(8)
Why Panic Attacks Are Not Harmful
71(8)
Taking Charge of Your Body
79(6)
More Taking Charge of Your Body
85(4)
Taking Charge of Your Mind as Well as Your Body
89(8)
Blowing Things Out of Proportion
97(6)
Facing the Fear
103(12)
Facing the Fear---Out There
115(8)
More of Facing the Fear
123(6)
Facing the Fear---Alone and Away From Home
129(6)
Medications: What They Do, Their Best Use, Stopping Them
135(4)
Recognizing Accomplishments and Planning for the Future
139(6)
Introduction to Agoraphobia Treatment
145(2)
Whats and Whys of Agoraphobia
147(4)
Preparing To Face Your Fear---Alone and Away From Home
151(6)
Taking Control of Scary Thoughts---Alone and Away From Home
157(6)
Taking the Plunge
163(8)
Troubleshooting and Extending
171(6)
Involving Others
177(6)
Medications and the Future
183(6)
References 189(8)
Additional Readings 197

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