End to Panic : Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder

by Zuercher-White, Elke

• ISBN13: 9781567313765
• ISBN10: 1567313760
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Fine Communications

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
PART I Understanding Panic Attacks and Phobias
Introduction	3	(4)
Recognizing Panic Attacks and Understanding Their Progression	7	(8)
How to Use This Manual	15	(6)
A Human Dilemma: Uncertainty about the Future	21	(6)
Motivation and Self-Defeat	27	(6)
When to Consider Medications	33	(10)
Dennis J. Munjack
PART II Working Through Your Fear to Conquer Panic
The Physiology of Fear and Panic	43	(10)
Breathing Retraining: Severing the Connection between panic and Hyperventilation	53	(20)
Hyperventilation and Panic	53	(10)
Breathing Retraining	63	(5)
Breathing Can Help You in Many Ways	68	(5)
Targeting Your Thoughts and Beliefs about Panic and Anxiety	73	(48)
Identifying the Cognitive Component of Panic	73	(5)
Challenging Automatic Thoughts	78	(33)
Changing Underlying or Core Beliefs	111	(10)
Overcoming the Fear of Physical Symptoms in Panic	121	(20)
PART III Challenging and Mastering Phobic Situations
Assessing the Extent of Your Panic Disorder and Setting the Stage for Your Phobia Work	141	(8)
Mastery over Fearful Situations	149	(26)
Doing Mastery Exposure---Step-by-Step	149	(9)
Working on Specific Goals and Looking at Difficulties	158	(17)
PART IV Adjuncts to Success
Accepting Your Feelings and Standing Up for Yourself	175	(6)
Coping with Stress and General Anxiety	181	(8)
Setbacks: Making Sure They Are Temporary	189	(6)
Living in the Here and Now	195	(4)
Appendix	199	(12)
References	211	(4)
Resources	215