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Anxiety - anticipatory tension or vague dread persisting in the absence of a specific threat. In contrast to fear, which is a realistic reaction to actual danger, anxiety is generally related to an unconscious threat. Physiological symptoms of anxiety include increases in pulse rate and blood pressure, accelerated breathing rates, perspiration, muscular tension, dryness of the mouth, and diarrhea. Freud postulated that anxiety was a result of repressed, pent-up sexual energy, but later came to view it as a danger signal alerting the ego to excessive stimulation and causing repression. Anxiety disorders include observable, overt anxiety, as well as phobias and other conditions where a defense mechanism has been set up to disguise the anxiety from both the sufferer and the observer. In generalized anxiety, the individual experiences long-term anxiety with no explanation for its cause; such a condition may be called free-floating, since it is not linked to a specific stimulus. Panic disorder involves sudden anxiety attacks which are manifested in heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or fainting. The individual with a phobic disorder can identify the stimulus that causes anxiety: such stimuli as enclosed space, heights, and crowds become imbued with greatly exaggerated anxiety and are carefully avoided by the phobic individual. Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) are characterized by obsessions (mental quandries) and compulsions (physical actions) that engage the individual excessively. Extreme anxiety may be experienced if the person does not carry out the compulsion or attempts to ignore the obsession. Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs when an individual has recurrent dreams, flashbacks, or panic attacks after a particularly traumatic experience.

See D. F. Klein, Anxiety (1987); D. H. Barlow, Anxiety and Its Disorders (1988); S. J. Rachman, Fear and Courage (1990).

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder » Read Now
by Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius, Ahmed Okasha, Joseph Zohar. 312 pgs.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Practical Guide » Read Now
by Naomi Fineberg, Donatella Marazziti, Dan J. Stein. 228 pgs.

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This text covers all key areas related to obsessive compulsive disorders. It provides an overview of discoveries from biological research, coupled with comprehensive information on the diagnosis and treatment for the practising clinician.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Contemporary Issues in Treatment » Read Now
by Wayne K. Goodman, Matthew V. Rudorfer, Jack D. Maser. 661 pgs.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Theory, Research, and Treatment » Read Now
by Ross G. Menzies, Padmal De Silva. 432 pgs.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Sharon M. Valente. 10 pgs.

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Anxiety Disorders: Psychological Approaches to Theory and Treatment (Chap. 10 "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder") » Read Now
by Michelle G. Craske. 425 pgs.

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Combining theoretical-research developments with a discussion of the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders, this textbook is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as for mental-health professionals.
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Anxiety and the Anxiety Disorders (Chap. 30 "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Anxiety Disorder?") » Read Now
by Jack Maser, A. Hussain Tuma. 1026 pgs.

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Anxiety Disorders in Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach to Psychological Treatment (Chap. 6 "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder") » Read Now
by Peter D. McLean, Sheila R. Woody. 369 pgs.

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This is the second book in Oxford's Guidebooks in Clinical Psychology series. This book provides practical guidelines on the treatment of anxiety disorders (the second most frequent clinical diagnosis), linking guidelines to empirical evidence. The authors review the several classifications of...
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This is the second book in Oxford's Guidebooks in Clinical Psychology series. This book provides practical guidelines on the treatment of anxiety disorders (the second most frequent clinical diagnosis), linking guidelines to empirical evidence. The authors review the several classifications of anxiety disorders using the latest DSM-IV categories, covering specific phobias, social phobia, panic disorder and agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, among others. The chapters assess the efficacy of various treatments, and the authors conclude with a discussion of how treatment standards can be implemented in clinical training and practice.
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Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in Childhood Education » Read Now
by Gail B. Adams, Robert W. Burke. 12 pgs.

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Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Clinician's Guide to Effective Psychosocial and Pharmacological Interventions (Chap. 13 "Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder") » Read Now
by John S. March, Thomas H. Ollendick. 569 pgs.

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This comprehensive, interdisciplinary guidebook is designed for the mental health practitioner seeking to utilize proven and effective interventions with children and adolescents suffering from significant anxiety and phobic disorders. Each chapter is co-authored by a clinical child psychologist and...
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This comprehensive, interdisciplinary guidebook is designed for the mental health practitioner seeking to utilize proven and effective interventions with children and adolescents suffering from significant anxiety and phobic disorders. Each chapter is co-authored by a clinical child psychologist and a child psychiatrist, the basis of the volume's unique and balanced perspective. In addition, each chapter presents state-of-the-art assessment and treatment strategies for a panoply of phobic and anxiety disorders, including both psychosocial and pharmacological interventions. Moreover, the volume addresses important conceptual, epidemiological, and ethical issues in working with children and adolescents. All in all, this guide will help address the wide chasm between clinical research and clinical practice, uniting the forces intrinsic to child psychiatry and clinical child psychology.
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Mental Health Handbook for Schools (Chap. 11 "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder") » Read Now
by Mary Atkinson, Garry Hornby. 281 pgs.

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As the government strives for a more inclusive education policy, more and more teachers find themselves in the frontline when dealing with children with mental health problems. Many have not had training in such matters and so feel unprepared and uncertain when faced with difficult situations. The...
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As the government strives for a more inclusive education policy, more and more teachers find themselves in the frontline when dealing with children with mental health problems. Many have not had training in such matters and so feel unprepared and uncertain when faced with difficult situations. The Mental Health Handbook for Schools provides valuable information on a comprehensive range of mental health problems with which teachers are often confronted. Drawing on up-to-date research and practice in these areas the book considers what schools can do, within the special needs framework, to help pupils with these problems. It usefully reflects on the role of the mental health services in relation to schools and how schools can adopt a whole-school preventative approach to mental health problems. The authors address an extensive range of mental health problems including Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, eating disorders, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorders and schizophrenia. They also cover situations that can often lead to the development of mental health problems including bullying, divorce and marital conflict, bereavement and physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
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School Consultation and the Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality in the Classroom, in Adolescence » Read Now
by Zillah Parker, Elisabeth Stewart. 12 pgs.

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Cognitive Case Conceptualization: A Guidebook for Practitioners (Chap. 7 "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)") » Read Now
by Lawrence D. Needleman. 338 pgs.

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Mastering Anxiety: The Nature and Treatment of Anxious Conditions (Chap. 6 "Posttraumatic Stress, Generalized Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders") » Read Now
by Ronald A. Kleinknecht. 268 pgs.

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