This cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) workbook is a detailed, step-by-step account of how to do scientifically supported treatment with adults experiencing illness anxiety.
Written by two practitioners with years of specialized training and expertise in CBT for anxiety, this book provides a comprehensive overview of illness anxiety disorder and an exposure-based framework to target fear and avoidance. Detailed exercises and homework are included throughout, as well as charts, diagrams, and a relapse prevention plan. This workbook aims to give illness anxiety sufferers the skills needed to work through the therapeutic journey in decreasing anxiety and beginning recovery.
This book is essential for those with illness- or health-related anxiety looking to do self-help or to use with therapists in sessions, along with practicing clinicians who need specialized guidance.
By:
Blaise Worden,
Johanna Kaplan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781032707334
ISBN 10: 103270733X
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 05 November 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Workbook Common Psychological Disorders Associated with Anxiety about Health Finding Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Illness-Related Anxiety Why You May Want to Consider Medication Getting a Baseline Assessment of Your Illness Anxiety Motivation: Why Should I take the Risk? Chapter 2: What Are My Problematic Health-Related Beliefs? What Are Your Illness Fears? When You are Anxious, You are Not Thinking Clearly Calculating the Estimated Probability of Your Scariest Scenario Chapter 3: What are My Problematic Health-Related Behaviors? The Health Behaviors Checklist Gaining Awareness by Monitoring Anxious Responses The Vicious Cycle of Anxious Behaviors Chapter 4: How Your Anxious Thinking Perpetuates Health Anxiety Common Health Myths Doing a Cost-Benefit Analysis of How Much Your Worry is Helping You Chapter 5: Designing your Exposure Hierarchy Approaching Health Fears Tips for Refining Your Exposure Hierarchy Starting Exposures Chapter 6: Common Cognitive Distortions Exposure Check-in and Troubleshooting Common Cognitive Distortions that Contribute to Anxiety Practice Talking Back to Your Anxious Thoughts Chapter 7: Interoceptive Exposures Check-In on Treatment Homework Interoceptive Exposures Core List of Interoceptive Exposures Some Additional Interoceptive Exposure Examples Chapter 8: Imaginal Exposures Check-In on Treatment Homework Progress Imaginal Exposures Advanced Topic: Is Illness/Health Anxiety Simply a Fear of Death? Religion, Spirituality, and Health Anxiety Chapter 9: Giving Healthcare an Appropriate Role in Your life Check-In on Treatment Homework Moving Forward with Appropriate Health Behaviors My Medical Decision Chart Chapter 10: Living a Life in which Risk and Safety are Balanced Check-In on Treatment Homework and Progress Living A Valued Life and Accepting Anxiety Chapter 11: Moving Forward and Embracing a Full Life Your Love-Hate Relationship with Anxiety If I'm Not Living Around My Health Anxiety, What Will I Spend My Time On? Relapse Prevention Reaching Out to a Professional A Final (But Very Important) Note
Blaise Worden is a clinical psychologist and researcher at the Institute of Living, Anxiety Disorders Center in Hartford, CT. Johanna Kaplan is a clinical psychologist and director of the Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Reviews for The CBT Workbook for Illness Anxiety
“The CBT Workbook for Illness Anxiety is an incredibly comprehensive resource that articulately explains everything you have ever wondered about illness anxiety or how to overcome it. Worden and Kaplan were able to share their deep knowledge of health anxiety and treatment in a manner that is equally informative yet digestible, and through a voice that is both supportive and kind. Unquestionably, this workbook will serve as a guiding light for so many who have struggled with illness anxiety by revealing the path back to a life that is no longer dictated by worries about health. This is a go-to book that I cannot wait to recommend to my clients and colleagues alike.” Alison R. Menatti, Director, Center for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders, Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, MO “Drs. Kaplan and Worden have demonstrated exceptional proficiency in crafting a comprehensible and highly motivational text that adeptly elucidates the deleterious impacts of health anxiety and offers effective strategies for its mitigation. The inclusion of meticulously designed worksheets enhances the practical applicability of the content, while the periodic reinforcement of the underlying motivational principles adds a discernible level of efficacy to the overall therapeutic approach.” Mary E “Beth” Salcedo, Medical Director, Ross Center, Washington DC; past President of Anxiety and Depression Association of America
