Anxiety Sensitivity: Theory, Research, and Treatment of the Fear of Anxiety

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Foreword ix
• Preface xi
• References xii
• I - Conceptual Foundations 1
• 1 - Theoretical Approaches to the Fear of Anxiety 3
• References 13
• 2 - The Expectancy Theory of Fear, Anxiety, and Panic: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis 17
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 31
• References 31
• 3 - The Sensitivity Theory of Aberrant Motivation 35
• References 56
• II - Psychometric Foundations 59
• 4 - Measuring Anxiety Sensitivity 61
• References 78
• 5 - Dimensions of Anxiety Sensitivity 83
• References 111
• 6 - Anxiety Sensitivity and Emotional Disorders: Psychometric Studies and Their Theoretical Implications 115
• References 144
• 7 - Anxiety Sensitivity and the Structure of Personality 149
• References 175
• III - New Research on Basic Mechanisms: Causes and Consequences of Anxiety Sensitivity 181
• 8 - Anxiety Sensitivity and Information-Processing Biases for Threat 183
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT 195
• References 195
• 9 - Biological Aspects of Anxiety Sensitivity: Is It All in the Head? 199
• References 212
• 10 - Prospective Evaluations of Anxiety Sensitivity 217
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT 233
• References 233
• IV - New Directions in Anxiety Sensitivity Research 237
• 11 - Anxiety Sensitivity in Children 239
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT 263
• References 263
• 12 - Anxiety Sensitivity and Chronic Pain: Empirical Findings, Clinic Implications, and Future Direction 269
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 282
• References 283
• 13 - Anxiety Sensitivity and Substance Use and Abuse 287
• References 313
• 14 - The Impact of Treatment on Anxiety Sensitivity 321
• References 333
• V - Conclusions 337
• 15 - Anxiety Sensitivity: Progress, Prospects, and Challenges 339
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT 352
• References 352
• Author Index 355
• Subject Index 367

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