| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 459 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The fundamentals of exposure therapy -- Overview and history of exposure therapy for anxiety -- How well does exposure therapy work? -- The nature and treatment of clinical anxiety --- Treatment planning I: functional assessment -- Treatment planning II: treatment engagement and exposure list development -- Implementing exposure therapy -- Implementing exposure therapy for specific types of fears -- Animal-related fears -- environmental fears -- Social situations -- Unwanted intrusive thoughts -- Bodily cues and health concerns -- Contamination -- Trauma-focused fear -- Blood-, injection-, and injury-related stimuli -- Incompleteness, asymmetry, and "not-just-right" feelings -- Special considerations int he use of exposure therapy -- Exposure therapy with complex cases - Exposure therapy with children -- Involving significant others in treatment -- Combining exposure therapy with medication -- Maintaining improvement after treatment -- Using technology to implement exposure therapy -- Using acceptance and commitment therapy with exposure -- A rick-benefit analysis of exposure therapy |
| Summary |
Now revised and expanded to include cutting-edge acceptance-based techniques and a new focus on inhibitory learning, this is the leading guide to therapeutic exposure, a crucial element of evidence-based psychological treatments for anxiety. The book helps the clinician gain skills and confidence for implementing exposure successfully and tailoring interventions to each client's needs, regardless of diagnosis. The theoretical and empirical bases of exposure are reviewed and specialized assessment and treatment planning techniques are described. User-friendly features include illustrative case examples, sample treatment plans, ideas for exercises targeting specific types of fears, and reproducible handouts and forms that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8½" x 11" size |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Anxiety disorders -- Treatment
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Exposure therapy.
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Anxiety Disorders -- therapy
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Implosive Therapy -- methods
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Exposure therapy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Deacon, Brett J., author
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Whiteside, Stephen P. H., author
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| ISBN |
9781462539697 |
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1462539696 |
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