Looming vulnerability : theory, research and practice in anxiety / John H. Riskind ; Neil A. Rector ; with contributions by Stephanie Cassin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riskind, John H., author.

Rector, Neil A., author.

Contributor:

Cassin, Stephanie, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anxiety.

Vulnerability (Personality trait).

Physical Description:

xx, 289 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

[New York, NY] : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

This stimulating resource presents the Looming Vulnerability Model, a nuanced take on the cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of anxiety, worry, and other responses to real or imagined threat. The core feature of the model - the perception of growing, rapidly approaching threat - is traced to humans' evolutionary past, and this dysfunctional perception is described as it affects cognitive processing, executive functioning, emotions, physiology, and behavior. The LVM framework allows for more subtle understanding of mechanisms of and risk factors for the range of anxiety disorders as well as for more elusive subclinical forms of anxiety, worry, and fear. In addition, the authors ably demonstrate how the LVM can inform and refine cognitive-behavioral and other approaches to conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of these often disabling conditions.

Contents:

Introduction

Evolutionary and Ecological Functions of Dynamic: Perceptions of Looming Danger

Dynamic Information is Integral to Perception, Cognition and Emotion

Basic Postulates of the Looming Vulnerability Model

Dynamic Gains in Growing Threat and Threat Appraisal

Effects of Moving and Looming Stimuli on Attention, Memory, and Fear Conditioning

Experimental Studies Confirming the Emotional Impact of Dynamic Movement and Looming Manipulations

Introduction to Looming Cognitive Style: Construct and Measurement

Developmental Antecedents of the LCS, the LCS as an Overarching Theme of Anxiety, and Cognitive Vulnerability-Stress Interaction

Looming Cognitive Style Contributes to Etiological Processes in Anxiety Disorders

Looming Vulnerability in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Looming Vulnerability in Panic Disorder and the Phobias

Looming Vulnerability in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Exploring Potential Links between Looming Vulnerability and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

CBT for Reducing Looming Vulnerability Distortions: Translational Concepts and Clinical Applications

New Directions in Research: Anxiety and Beyond

Final Synthesis and Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1493987801

9781493987801

OCLC:

1039610812