Provides step-by-step instructions for methods to overcome anxiety, covering relaxation and breathing techniques, imagery, making lifestyle changes, acceptance and commitment therapy, and other related topics.
Provides step-by-step instructions for methods to overcome anxiety, covering relaxation and breathing techniques, imagery, making lifestyle changes, acceptance and commitment therapy, and other related topics.
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook has already helped over one million readers make a full and lasting recovery from generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, specific phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other anxiety-related issues. Packed with the most ef…
Exploring the nature of anxiety and phobia, Lockwood explores the lively debate about how much of our fear of insects can be attributed to ancestral predisposition for our own survival and how much is learned through individual experiences. Drawing on vivid case studies, Lockwoo…
Exploring the nature of anxiety and phobia, Lockwood explores the lively debate about how much of our fear of insects can be attributed to ancestral predisposition for our own survival and how much is learned through individual experiences. Drawing on vivid case studies, Lockwoo…
The human reaction to insects is neither purely biological nor simply cultural. And no one reacts to insects with indifference. Insects frighten, disgust and fascinate us. Jeff Lockwood explores this phenomenon through evolutionary science, human history, and contemporary psycho…
The concept of a ""directing object"" is based on extensive clinical observations linked to a combination of ego psychology and object relations theory in the tradition of Otto Kernberg and Anne Marie and Joseph Sandler. People with a phobic disposition are those who were not, d…
Most people occasionally fear doing something embarrassing or humiliating, but when social anxiety grows it makes people sure that others are judging or criticising them. This text aims to provide help for those suffering from such anxieties.
Phobias: The Psychology of Irrational Fear is the definitive volume on a broad range of topics related to fears and phobias. After an introduction to the subject of fear and phobias, the encyclopedia presents A-Z, cross-referenced entries that address phobias from a variety of a…
"This encyclopedia addresses phobias from a variety of angles--types of fears, root causes, physiological and psychological effects, classification, and treatments"--Publisher's description
"Combining popular appeal with accessibly written entries suitable for research projects, this fascinating encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the psychological and scientific aspects of phobias"--Publisher information.
"Retrait social, réclusion à domicile, décrochage, claustration, enfermement, sont autant de formes d'un phénomène nommé « hikikomori » au Japon où il est apparu. Ce trouble de conduite consiste pour des adolescents ou des jeunes adultes à se retirer, le plus souvent dans leur c…
"This book focuses on a range of powerful new treatments that have become available and offer new hope for people with social anxiety. Other features include: guidelines for coping with difficult social situations; pros and cons of various kinds of therapy; stories of others who…
Contains case histories, techniques, and exercises designed to help individuals manage phobias connected to social anxiety disorder including information on medications and treatments.
This text is written by two experts in the field of social phobia. In addition to offering information on where and how to seek professional help the book also presents pointers that those who suffer from shyness can begin to implement immediately to help them overcome their pho…