This book draws on fields as diverse as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and ethology, to form a fascinating synthesis of information on the nature of fear and of panic and anxiety disorders. Dr. Marks offers both a detailed discussion of the clinical aspects of fear-related syndromes and a broad exploration of the sources and mechanisms of fear and defensive behavior. Dealing first with normal fear, he establishes a firm, scientific basis for understanding it. He then presents a thorough analysis of the development, symptoms and treatment of fear-related...

The clp project is creating a general lexicon of psychotherapy procedures in its website: www.commonlanguagepsychotherapy.org. Therapists from round the world describe operationally what they do with clients. They show overlaps and differences across procedures used in varying approaches. Clp entries are practical descriptions of therapists' procedures - what they do, not why they do it - though procedure and theory can be hard to unravel. Each entry briefly describes one of a broad range of psychotherapy procedures in plain language, and includes a short Case Illustration. The growing A-Z...

Angst zu haben, ist in vielen Situationen ganz normal. Doch wenn Angste anfangen, das Alltagsleben zu beeintrachtigen, sollte man etwas dagegen tun. Wer - aus personlicher Betroffenheit, als Freund oder als Familienangehoriger - nach Informationen uber Angste sucht, findet in diesem Buch alles Wissenswerte uber ihre Ursachen, Erscheinungsformen und Behandlungsmoglichkeiten. Die Spinnenphobie taucht ebenso auf wie die Platz- und Hohenangst, Waschzwange aus Angst vor Infektionen, Schul- und Prufungsangste und viele mehr. Isaac Marks zeigt, dass nicht immer professionelle Hilfe notig ist, wenn...