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The Australian best seller Third Edition by Bronwyn Fox |
Power Over Panic Table of Contents |
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| Forward with Garry McDonald | Introduction by Bronwyn Fox | |
Part One: Understanding panic attacks and anxiety |
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Chapter One: What is happening to me? |
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| Panic attacks | What if? | Case Histories |
| Case Histories | ||
Chapter Two: Panic Attacks |
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| Case Histories | Spontaneous panic attacks | Specific panic attacks |
| Situational predisposed panic attacks | ||
| Chapter Three: Anxiety Disorders | ||
| Statistics |
Understanding | Causes |
| Case Histories | Panic Disorder | Social Phobia |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Generalised Anxiety Disorder |
| Case Histories | Combinations | Case Histories |
| Chapter Four: Secondary Conditions | ||
| Overview | Agoraphobia | Case Histories |
| Case Histories | Avoidance behaviour as a defence | Anticipatory anxiety |
| What if? | Feeling unwell | Family Members |
| Depression | Alcohol | Case Histories |
| Self Absorption | The need to be in control | |
| Chapter Five: Understanding our Symptoms | ||
| Diagnosis | Symptoms | Fight and Flight Response |
| Hyperventilation | Muscle Tension | Case Histories |
| Dissociation | The ability to dissociate | Nocturnal Panic Attacks |
| Sensory Shocks | ‘Merely normal emotions’ | Effects |
| Inability to concentrate | Sleeping Difficulties | Loss of feelings and loss of libido |
| Fatigue | Appetite problems | New Symptoms |
| Overlapping Symptoms | Symptom Check List | Dissociative symptoms |
| Symptoms that may accompany dissociation | Major fears | |
| Chapter Six: Therapies | ||
| The need to be perfect | Case Histories | Mindfulness and other cognitive techniques |
| Mindfulness as a cognitive technique | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | Graded Exposure |
| Medication | Tranquillisers | Withdrawal |
| Antidepressants | Withdrawal / Discontinuation reactions | Case Histories |
| Medication Check List | Case Histories | Psychotherapy |
| Hypnotherapy | Other therapies | An Overview |
| Part Two Prelude to recovery | ||
| Chapter Seven: Simply not me | ||
| All things to all people | Self esteem | Case Histories |
| The ‘onion’ | The created self | Our emotions |
| Chapter Eight: Skilful Compassionate Action | ||
| The conflict | Compassion | Self acceptance |
| Accepting our disorder | Stages of acceptance | First stage |
| Second stage | Third stage | Self Responsibility |

