The anxiety answer book

Description

Professional, reassuring answers to your most pressing questions.;Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Anxiety basics -- What about stress? -- Treating anxiety with psychotherapy -- Treating anxiety with medications -- Worries about worry -- Understanding panic attacks -- Coping with panic -- Understanding phobias -- Some examples of specific phobias -- Some examples of social phobias -- Understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder -- Common PTSD reactions -- Anxiety and life challenges -- Calming your anxiety -- Appendix A: self-help worksheets -- Appendix B: resources. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Anxiety basics -- What about stress? -- Treating anxiety with psychotherapy -- Treating anxiety with medications -- Worries about worry -- Understanding panic attacks -- Coping with panic -- Understanding phobias -- Some examples of specific phobias -- Some examples of social phobias -- Understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder -- Common PTSD reactions -- Anxiety and life challenges -- Calming your anxiety -- Appendix A: self-help worksheets -- Appendix B: resources.