Anxiety disorders are characterised by distorted beliefs about the dangerousness of certain
situations and/or internal stimuli. Why do such beliefs persist? Six processes (safety-seeking …

The theoretical and empirical basis of commonly accepted propositions concerning the role
of behaviour in the practice of behavioural psychotherapy for anxiety problems is …

This chapter considers the classification of anxiety disorders, and provides an overview of
the literature on the relative efficacy of behavioral and cognitive treatments for the various …

Analyses of the convergent and divergent validity of anxiety vis-à-vis the constructs of
depression and fear suggest that the core of anxiety disorders is negative affect …

Cognitive therapies are based on the idea that behavior and emotions result largely from an
individual's appraisal of a situation, and are therefore influenced by that individual's beliefs …

Safety-seeking behaviours are seen as playing a key role in the maintenance of various
anxiety disorders. This article examines their role in panic disorder and social phobia and …

Evidence of preattentive and attentional biases in anxiety is evaluated from a cognitive-
motivational perspective. According to this analysis, vulnerability to anxiety stems mainly …

A three-stage schema-based information processing model of anxiety is described that
involves:(a) the initial registration of a threat stimulus;(b) the activation of a primal threat …

Cognitive-behavioral treatment for all anxiety disorders involves exposure to feared
situations and feared emotions. Dropout from therapy is a continued problem for final …

Clinical reports suggest that anxiety states are associated with cognitions concerning
danger. Since judgements of the risk of an event are thought to be influenced by …