Panic: Psychological Perspectives

by Rachman; S.

• ISBN13: 9780805800913
• ISBN10: 0805800913
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-03-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The topic of panic has been dominated by biological studies in many areas of anxiety research. This collection of papers, resulting from the National Institute of Mental Health Conferences, presents the viewpoints of clinical researchers assessing the state of the anxiety field. Contributors to this volume argue that biological data can be encompassed in psychological theory.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Panic: Psychological Contributions	p. 1
The Phenomenology of Panic	p. 11
Introduction	p. 11
Conclusions	p. 35
Assessment of Panic	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
Summary	p. 49
Cognitive and Biological Models of Panic: Toward an Integration	p. 51
Conclusion	p. 69
Introduction	p. 71
A Cognitive Model of Panic Attacks	p. 71
Cognitive Approaches to Panic Disorder: Theory and Therapy	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
Phenomenology, Assessment, and the Cognitive Model of Panic	p. 111
Acknowledgments	p. 136
Cognitive, Behavioral, and Psychophysiological Treatments and Correlates of Panic	p. 137
Acknowledgment	p. 165
Combined Pharmacological and Psychological Treatments for Panic Sufferers	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
Concluding Remarks	p. 185
Acknowledgments	p. 187
Cognitive Models and Treatments for Panic: A Critical Evaluation	p. 189
Summary	p. 202
Cognitive Mechanisms in Panic Disorder	p. 205
Summary and Conclusions	p. 217
Fear, Anxiety, and Panic: Context, Cognition, and Visceral Arousal	p. 219
Introduction	p. 237
The Explanation of Experimental Panic	p. 237
Panics and Their Consequences: A Review and Prospect	p. 259
Summary and Conclusions	p. 301
An Appraisal of Expectancies, Safety Signals, and the Treatment of Panic Disorder Patients	p. 305
Summary	p. 319
Competing Theories of Panic	p. 321
Acknowledgment	p. 329
References and Author Index	p. 331
Subject Index	p. 367
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