Systematic Desensitisation for Panic and Phobia

An Introduction for Health Professionals
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-32722-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Panic disorder and phobia are difficulties that are commonly encountered in our consulting rooms. There is an ongoing debate concerning the lack of provision within the NHS to help those with mental health problems. This book puts forward a different method of recovery called systematic desensitisation, which is rarely covered by the many books

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

M. Fear, Rhona

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction -- The symptoms of anxiety and fear -- The fight or flight cycle -- What is the fear of the fear cycle and how is it maintained? -- The labels: anxiety states and phobias -- Involving the general practitioner: the helpfulness and limitations of medications -- Breathing and relaxation -- The systematic desensitisation programme -- Case study: using systematic desenitisation to recover from agoraphobia -- Case study: using systematic desensitisation to recover from driving phobia -- Cognitive interventions -- Seeking help from counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychologists -- Summary

Über Autor(innen)

Rhona M. Fear BA (Hons), MA, is a UKCP registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She has been in private practice in Worcestershire since 1994, and specialises in working with clients in long term therapy. She first qualified as a counsellor in 1990, and then broadened her knowledge by undertaking a master's degree at Keele University. She then trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.