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18 - Cognitive–behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders: model and current issues

from Section 3 - Understanding the causes of anxiety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2010

By
James P. Hambrick ,
Jonathan S. Comer  and
Anne Marie Albano
Edited by
Helen Blair Simpson ,
Yuval Neria ,
Roberto Lewis-Fernández  and
Franklin Schneier
Helen Blair Simpson
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York
Yuval Neria
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York
Roberto Lewis-Fernández
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York
Franklin Schneier
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York
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Summary

Cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) for the anxiety disorders are steeped in a tradition of learning theory and empiricism, stemming back to the beginning of the twentieth century and standing the test of time in rigorous clinical trials and experimental research. This chapter reviews the overarching model and standard components of cognitive and behavioral practice, and highlights a number of critical issues and academic debates that now face the discipline. Recent cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations build upon anxious apprehension and focus on the experience of emotion dysregulation. Treatment from the CBT perspective is multifaceted and geared towards addressing each of the three components of anxiety (cognitive, affective/somatic, and behavioral) through specific, empirically derived techniques. These techniques include psychoeducation, self-monitoring, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and exposures. Providing CBT to individuals suffering from anxiety is a complex and continually evolving process.

Keywords

avoidant personalitybehavioral inhibitiongroup-living speciessocial anxiety disorderpsychopathologyschizophrenia
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Anxiety Disorders
Theory, Research and Clinical Perspectives
 , pp. 204 - 215
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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