Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Author(s)
Steinman, S A
Wootton, Bethany
Tolin, D F
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Over a quarter of the United States population will suffer from an anxiety disorder within their lifetime (Kessler et al., 2005). One common intervention across all of the anxiety disorders is 'exposure therapy', defined as any treatment that encourages the systematic confrontation of feared stimuli with the aim of decreasing fearful physiological, cognitive, and behavioral reactions. These feared stimuli can be external to the patient (e.g., feared objects, activities, or situations) or internal to the patient (e.g., feared thoughts or physical sensations).
Citation
Encyclopedia of Mental Health, v.2, p. 186-191
ISBN
9780123977533
9780128046630
9780123970459
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Language
en
Publisher
Academic Press
Edition
2
Title
Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
Type of document
Book Chapter
Entity Type
Publication

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