A Practical Guide to Overcoming Phobias: Stand Up to Your Fears

by Patricia Furness-Smith

Overview

Break down your fears into manageable parts.

Whether you suffer from panic attacks or feelings of crippling dread, A Practical Guide to Overcoming Phobias offers proven techniques to help you stand up to your fears and free yourself from avoidance behaviours.

Psychologist Patricia Furness-Smith teaches the reader to understand their phobias and remove the anxiety surrounding them, so that the fear is no longer in control.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785784675
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Series:	Practical Guide Series
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	4.65(w) x 6.61(h) x (d)

About the Author

Patricia Furness-Smith is a psychologist and accredited practitioner with over twenty years' experience in her field. Her work with people suffering with phobias has led her to travel around the world helping people to overcome the various fears which have blighted their lives.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction 1

Section A Understanding Phobias 9

1 Phobias and Fear 11

2 Types of Phobia 17

3 Social Phobias 27

4 Agoraphobia 39

5 Phobias - History, Targets and Causes 49

6 Phobias - Risk Factors 63

7 The Brain and Fear 71

8 Anxiety and Panic Attacks 79

9 Symptoms of Anxiety/Panic Attack 91

Section B Overcoming Phobias 99

10 How to Get Help and the Types of Treatment Available 101

11 Exposure Therapies 117

12 Types of Exposure, Flooding and Implosion 129

13 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 135

14 Cognitive Distortions 153

15 My Preferred Approach 171

16 The 4Rs Paradigm 177

17 Final Word 195

Useful Contacts 197

Acknowledgements 203

Appendix 205

Index 207