Overcoming Anxiety

by Kennerley, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780814746905
• ISBN10: 081474690X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: New York Univ Pr

Summary

Stress, worry and fear, although a necessary and normal part of every-day life, can have a tremendously detrimental impact on one's physical, professional and emotional health.InOvercoming Anxieties, Dr. Helen Kennerley provides a guidebook to help those plagued by anxiety to address the roots of their fears and to take control of their lives. In this helpful guide, Kennerley offers advice on managing a range of problems including panic attacks, phobias, and executive stress and presents a concrete program for recovery based on her clinically proven cognitive therapy-based methods.Based on a tried and true program that has been used successfully by patients for more than five years,Overcoming Anxietiesis a detailed and easy-to follow guide for those who wish to tackle their difficulties on their own.

Author Biography

Dr Helen Kennerley is a practising chartered clinical psychologist and Consultant Psychologist for Riverside Mental Health Trust and Oxfordshire Mental Health Trust.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Preface
Understanding Worry, Fear and Anxiety	p. 1
The Stress Response	p. 3
When it Becomes a Problem	p. 10
Who is at Risk?	p. 20
The Forms it Can Take	p. 27
Managing Problems	p. 44
Managing Worries, Fears and Anxieties	p. 47
What Can I Do?	p. 49
Awareness Training and Self-Monitoring	p. 54
Managing Bodily Sensations: Controlled Breathing	p. 65
Managing Bodily Sensations: Applied Relaxation	p. 70
Managing Psychological Symptoms: Distraction	p. 82
Managing Psychological Symptoms: Challenging Worrying Thoughts and Images	p. 90
Managing Avoidance: Graded Practice	p. 100
Managing Avoidance: Problem-Solving	p. 112
Being Assertive	p. 121
Time Management	p. 130
Getting a Better Night's Sleep	p. 143
Coping in the Long Term	p. 151
Postscript	p. 157
Scripts for Making Your Own Relaxation Training Tapes	p. 158
An A-Z of Worries, Fears and Anxieties	p. 166
Useful Books and Addresses	p. 171
Index	p. 173
Extra Diary Sheets	p. 183
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