By
Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to offering help to anyone struggling with panic attacks, agoraphobia, social fears, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and other anxiety disorders. Step-by-step guidelines, questionnaires, and exercise will help you learn skills and make lifestyle changes necessary to achieve a full and lasting recovery. The workbook can be used to develop your own self-help program or as an adjunct to therapy. Definitive in scope, this workbook covers a broad range of topics and treatment approaches, including some not found in other books on anxiety disorders.
Topics Include:
Cause of Anxiety Disorders Changing Mistaken Beliefs Visualization for Anxiety Management Relaxation Techniques Overcoming Negative Self-talk Physical Exercise Real-Life Desensitization Asserting Yourself Coping with Panic Attacks Nutrition Imagery Desensitization Medication Identifying and Expressing Feelings Creating Your Own Recovery Program Existential and Spiritual Perspectives on Anxiety Self- Esteem
Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders and related problems for two decades. For many years, he was director of the Anxiety Treatment Center in San Jose and Santa Rosa, CA. His best-selling anxiety books, which have helped hundreds of thousands of readers throughout the world, include Natural Relief for Anxiety, Beyond Anxiety and Phobia, and Coping with Anxiety. He lives and practices in Hawaii and California.