Handbook of exposure therapies
Exposure Therapy refers to any clinical intervention in which a client directly confronts a source of fear. Since high levels of anxiety can not be maintained indefinitely, repeated exposure leads to decreased anxiety. This type of treatment is effective with phobias, post traumatic stress disorder,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston [et al.] :
Elsevier/AP
c2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798081406719 |
| Sumario: | Exposure Therapy refers to any clinical intervention in which a client directly confronts a source of fear. Since high levels of anxiety can not be maintained indefinitely, repeated exposure leads to decreased anxiety. This type of treatment is effective with phobias, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, panic, generalized anxiety, and several other disorders. It's also been found to be effective in helping to treat substance abuse. Although exposure-based treatments have been extensively researched and reported in the literature, there is no single comprehensive tre |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (459 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280747021 9786610747023 9780080467818 |
