Anxiety Disorders

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that the purpose of this study is to illustrate how lack of familial communication and self-esteem, compounded by emotional abuse, can lead to generalized anxiety and diminished self- regulatory patterns, associated with anxiety sensitivity disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy is integrated into the findings of the study and presented as a treatment alternative. The client selected for this study is a 45 year old Caucasian woman with a history of anxiety. The paper explains the anxiety disorder and discusses the use of cognitive behavior therapy to help people with anxiety transform maladaptive thinking patterns into more positive and self promoting behaviors.

Outline:
Introduction
Etiology and Factors Influencing Anxiety Sensitivity
Theoretical Basis for Clinical Treatment
Client History
Case Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The client selected for this study is a 45 year old Caucasian woman with a history of anxiety. The selection is based on the following interest areas (1) the clients perceived inability to take charge or control of her personal situation and subsequently, control of her child (2) the client's history of apparent indirect emotional abuse at the hands of her husband and (3) the client developed anxiety in response to the difficulty she is experiencing in her relationships with her husband and son which ultimately serve to impair her daily living, meeting the criteria for affective disorders including depression and anxiety, but more specifically for anxiety sensitivity and generalized anxiety disorder (Bowman, et al. 1997; Reiss, 1991)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bowman, D., Floyd, M., Gist, L., Patton, E. & Scogin, F. (1997). "Efficacy of self-examination therapy in treatment of generalized anxiety disorder." Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(3): 267.
• Brewin, C.R. (1996). "Theoretical foundations of cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety and depression." Annual Review of Psychology, 47(1): 33.
• Reiss, S. (1991). "Expectancy model of fear, anxiety and panic." Clinical Psychology Review, 11(1): 141-153.
• Taylor, S. (1999). "Anxiety Sensitivity: Theory, research and treatment of the fear of anxiety." Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.

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