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Constructing Panic

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Author : Lisa Capps
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01

Constructing Panic written by Lisa Capps and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Psychology categories.

Meg Logan has not been farther than two miles from home in six years. She has agoraphobia, a debilitating anxiety disorder that entraps its sufferers in the fear of leaving safe havens such as home. Paradoxically, while at this safe haven, agoraphobics spend much of their time ruminating over past panic experiences and imagining similar hypothetical situations. In doing so, they create a narrative that both describes their experience and locks them into it. Constructing Panic offers an unprecedented analysis of one patient's experience of agoraphobia. In this novel interdisciplinary collaboration between a clinical psychologist and a linguist, the authors probe Meg's stories for constructions of emotions, actions, and events. They illustrate how Meg uses grammar and narrative structure to create and recreate emotional experiences that maintain her agoraphobic identity. In this work Capps and Ochs propose a startling new view of agoraphobia as a communicative disorder. Constructing Panic opens up the largely overlooked potential for linguistic and narrative analysis by revealing the roots of panic and by offering a unique framework for therapeutic intervention. Readers will find in these pages hope for managing panic through careful attention to how we tell the story of our lives.

Anxiety

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Author : Bozzano G Luisa
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2013-10-22

Anxiety written by Bozzano G Luisa and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Psychology categories.

This volume analyses the perplexing and often disabling form of distress known as anxiety from a psychological rather than a biomedical perspective, illustrating the rich contribution that psychological theory has made and is making to this topic.**The first section extensively examines the clinical literature, describing and delineating with case examples the cluster of characteristic features termed panic-anxiety. Research findings in other clinical areas such as alcohol dependence are shown to have conceptual and empirical links with panic-anxiety. The second section of the book reviews and evaluates the main theoretical approaches to anxiety, including specific models of panic and agoraphobia, challenging many traditional assumptions and advocating the analysis of anxiety as a socially constructed meaning imposed on experience rather than a theoretical concept or psychopathological state. The methodological implications are discussed and a schematic model of panic-anxiety is proposed.**The theoretical integration represents a major contribution to the resurgence of interest in this field and will be of relevance to all researchers and postgraduate students within the mental health professions.**FROM THE PREFACE: This book has two main objectives. The first is to describe a dimension of psychological distress I have called panic-anxiety. This takes up the first part of the book, which surveys literature that is primarily descriptive and psychiatric. The second objective is pursued in the second part of the book, in which I examine a large number of theories of anxiety to see what they might have to offer in explaining the panic-anxiety cluster of complaints. I am therefore concerned to apply psychological theory to a real-world problem, that is, to what people who seek professional help loosely describe as panic, anxiety and fears of public situations.**The theoretical and experimental literature on anxiety is so vast that I have had to be disciplined and in no small measure prejudiced in favour of a particular theoretical perspective. I have attempted as far as possible to treat anxiety as a lay construct, that is, as a social construction and not a scientific concept. For this reason, I have endeavoured to refer to reports of anxiety or to complaints of anxiety in order to avoid the common tendency to reify anxiety as a an entity which exists independently of the social origins of the term. Accordingly, I believe that the relevant question to ask is not, What is anxiety? but, What are the antecedents of reports (or complaints) of anxiety?**It is intended that this book should provide a coherent perspective on a common form of psychological distress, of value to therapists, researchers and students of abnormal psychology. In many ways, the problems for which people seek help do not define 'natural' areas of scientific research, and so it is difficult to combine theoretical and practical interests in one book. The complaints with which I am particularly concerned--panic and fears of public places--can be analysed to reveal scientific questions which have a significance much wider than the explanation of particular complaints made to professionals working in a clinical context. Apart from its obvious social significance, a clinical area is therefore simply a point of departure for scientific investigation. My intention, then, is to use this clinical area as an illustration of how such problems might be tackled from a theoretical perspective which is essentially psychological.**The theoretical position I have adopted owes much to the views of Sarbin (1964, 1968), Mandler (1975) and Averill (1980a,b). In taking anxiety to be a lay construct, I assume that the 'What is?' questions rightly belong to the sociology of knowledge. Of course, the applied psychologist also has substantive issues to consider.

Constructing Panic

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Author : Lisa Capps
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1997-09-30

Constructing Panic written by Lisa Capps and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-30 with Psychology categories.

Meg Logan has not been farther than two miles from home in six years. She has agoraphobia, a debilitating anxiety disorder that entraps its sufferers in the fear of leaving safe havens such as home. Paradoxically, while at this safe haven, agoraphobics spend much of their time ruminating over past panic experiences and imagining similar hypothetical situations. In doing so, they create a narrative that both describes their experience and locks them into it. Constructing Panic offers an unprecedented analysis of one patient's experience of agoraphobia. In this novel interdisciplinary collaboration between a clinical psychologist and a linguist, the authors probe Meg's stories for constructions of emotions, actions, and events. They illustrate how Meg uses grammar and narrative structure to create and recreate emotional experiences that maintain her agoraphobic identity. In this work Capps and Ochs propose a startling new view of agoraphobia as a communicative disorder. Constructing Panic opens up the largely overlooked potential for linguistic and narrative analysis by revealing the roots of panic and by offering a unique framework for therapeutic intervention. Readers will find in these pages hope for managing panic through careful attention to how we tell the story of our lives.

Attack Panic

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Author : Shaun Grant
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-06

Attack Panic written by Shaun Grant and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06 with Self-Help categories.

For fifteen years, Shaun Grant suffered from general anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia, and agoraphobia. Today, he is completely healed. How did he do it? Well, that's what this book is about. And if you suffer from an anxiety condition such as GAD, OCD, PTSD, panic attacks, or anxiety-related phobias (social phobia or agoraphobia), then this book is for you too. It's time to throw away all your coping strategies, techniques, and safety crutches. It's time to turn your back on medication and therapy. It's time to stop searching for answers. The Building Blocks contained in Attack Panic are the foundation for your own healing and contain all that you need to know, do, and be to end your own suffering. The Building Blocks will help you cultivate the belief, faith, and courage required for you to face your fears head-on, teach you how to disempower panic attacks and phobias, and remove the underlying anxiety condition (GAD, OCD, PTSD) completely. If you are willing to do, whatever it takes, exactly what is asked of you, if you are willing to practise and persevere, your own healing is a matter of fact.

Dancing With Fear

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Author : Paul Foxman
language : en
Publisher: Hunter House
Release Date : 2006-12-18

Dancing With Fear written by Paul Foxman and has been published by Hunter House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-18 with Medical categories.

Based on the author's years of experience with anxiety, both personally and professionally as a seasoned psychologist, Dancing with Fear uses a recovery approach to treating a widespread problem.

The Social Construction Of Panic With Particular Reference To Subjectivity

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Author : Kerry McLuckie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

The Social Construction Of Panic With Particular Reference To Subjectivity written by Kerry McLuckie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Panic disorders categories.

Making Friends With Anxiety

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Author : Sarah Rayner
language : en
Publisher: Thread
Release Date : 2022-09-15

Making Friends With Anxiety written by Sarah Rayner and has been published by Thread this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with Self-Help categories.

Does anxiety have a hold on you and your life? Do panic and worry tend to dominate every moment? You’re not alone – Making Friends with Anxiety is here to help. In this friendly and supportive little book, bestselling author Sarah Rayner draws on her own experience of living with an anxiety disorder and shares the life-changing coping techniques that have helped her manage her anxiety and panic at home, at work and in all areas of life. Packed with bite-size tips, this must-have handbook has already helped thousands of anxiety sufferers across the world. Sarah takes you by the hand as a friend and explains what causes worry and panic to become such a problem for many of us, including: The seven elements that commonly contribute to anxiety, from negative thinking to fear of the future. How our bodies physically respond to stress and worry, and how to calm yourself down during a panic attack. Tips on how to be kind to yourself when you’re having a difficult time, and how to be your own best friend in times of stress. If you suffer from panic attacks and anxiety, or simply want to spend less time worrying, Making Friends with Anxiety will be your friend in times of need, helping you to feel calmer and happier every day. Read what everyone is saying about Making Friends with Anxiety: ‘Perfect little book that helped me understand what my anxiety entails... better than any therapy session!!!!’ Amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘Loved this book!... Thank you, Sarah, wish you were my friend.’ Amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘Amazing… This book made me feel that I was not alone in dealing with anxiety… provided many light-bulb moments for me… great advice and techniques.’ Amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘Fantastic. Wonderful.’ Amazon reviewer 5 stars ‘Positive, uplifting, realistic and practical. Helped to calm me and give me things to do instantly… Made me feel normal, safe and more in control at a time in my life when it felt like I was slipping under. Written in a supportive and compassionate way, easy to understand and full of 'aha moments' for me.’ Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Simple, lucid advice on how to accept anxiety.' Matt Haig, Sunday Times bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive ‘Reads like chatting with an old friend; one with wit, wisdom and experience.’ Laura Lockington, The Brighton & Hove Independent ‘Reassuring, informative and written in a kind, inclusive tone that makes sense of everyday anxiety-provoking situations, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ Josie Lloyd, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Cancer Women’s Running Club ‘Sarah's advice is very sage… Deeply personal yet eminently practical… accessible and engaging… extremely helpful to anyone trying to cope with anxiety.’ Dr Ian Williams, GP and author ‘A great book… practical and, most importantly, compassionate… I will be recommending this book to my patients.’ Dr Patrick Fitzgerald, GP

Generation Panic

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Author : Agi Heale
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-28

Generation Panic written by Agi Heale and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-28 with Psychology categories.

Feeling anxious and on the back foot? No idea where or how to start getting relief? Anxiety making you feel overwhelmed and alone? In bite-sized chapters, Generation Panic is a simple, easy-to-follow guide that teaches you to take back control and combat your anxiety. With its dip-in-and-out format, Generation Panic is ideal for busy professionals in their twenties and thirties who are not feeling themselves, are out of control and are struggling to manage their anxiety. From setting boundaries to using the 7-7-7 breathing method, Generation Panic sets out over 100 quick techniques. Start learning all the tools and techniques you need to get back on track and start living a fulfilled, happy and panic-free life again.

Relational Panic

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Author : Charles W. Albers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-30

Relational Panic written by Charles W. Albers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-30 with categories.

Relationship, complete accurate information, experience, meaning, desire, and purpose more fully explain the phenomenon of panic and agoraphobia than cognitive, behavioral, and medical models. Relational Panic: A more complete understanding and interaction with panic symptoms is the best answer to your suffering. What you feel, what you think, and what you do matter. Your suffering, symptoms, and panic are meaningful. Panic is a signal. The solution is relationship.Relational loving can be and should be the natural holistic response to panic. It has the capability to soothe like no medication on earth. It has the capability to make our thinking clear. It has the capability to make our behavior meaningful. It is a powerful answer to any problem. We carry it with us at all times, and it needs no special equipment. This kind of relationship, once we've tried it, is powerfully enhancing and we will not give it up. Understandably, it has become a lost art.Use relationship to help and expand the tools you already know in a whole new way... Don't discard cognitive, behavioral, trauma, and medical, methods that treat your symptoms, but don't believe these are the complete solution. Some may recover using only these methods, many do not.

Cinema Suffering And Psychoanalysis

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Author : Laura Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2023-12-14

Cinema Suffering And Psychoanalysis written by Laura Stephenson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-14 with Psychology categories.

Cinema, Suffering and Psychoanalysis explores psychological disorder as common to the human condition using a unique three-angled approach: psychoanalysis recognises the inherent suffering encountered by each subject due to developmental phases; psychology applies specific categorisation to how this suffering manifests; cinema depicts suffering through a combination of video and aural elements. Functioning as a culturally reflexive medium, the six feature films analysed, including Black Swan (2010) and The Machinist (2004), represent some of the most common psychological disorders and lived experiences of the contemporary era. This book enters unchartered terrain in cinema scholarship by combining clinical psychology's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Five (DSM-V) to organise and diagnose each character, and psychoanalysis to track the origin, mechanism and affect of the psychological disorder within the narrative trajectory of each film. Lacan's theories on the infantile mirror phase, the Imaginary, and the Symbolic, Žižek's theories on the Real, the big Other and the Event, and Kristeva's theories on abjection and melancholia work in combination with the DSM's classification of symptoms to interpret six contemporary pieces of cinema. By taking into consideration that origin, mechanism, affect and symptomatology are part of an interconnected group, this book explores psychological disorder as part of the human condition, something which contributes to and informs personal identity. More specifically, this research refutes the notion that psychological disorder and psychological health exist as a binary, instead recognising that what has traditionally been pathologised, may instead be viewed as variations on human identity.