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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Agoraphobia"”.
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The unworlding and worlding of agoraphobia
… spatially and clinically exceptional about agoraphobia as a static predicament of being spatially bounded due to fear of public space, little to no consideration has been given to how agoraphobia primitively and phenomenally manifests itself as an eventful disordering of sense that unsettles …
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Assertion training and in vivo exposure as treatment for agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is the most pervasive and serious of all the phobic disorders. Marks (1969) reported that agoraphobics represent between 50%-60% of all phobic clients seen by practicing mental health professionals. The syndrome includes fears of leaving home, being in closed spaces, shopping, and …
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The use of a self-help treatment intervention for panic disorder with agoraphobia
… for panic disordered individuals with agoraphobia. The present study attempted to enhance this bibliotherapy intervention by adding audio- and videotape self-help supplements. Thirty subjects suffering panic disorder with mild to moderate agoraphobia were matched on level of avoidance …
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An experimental investigation of the relationship between physiological arousal, panic expectancy and agoraphobia
… on the walk, and the best predictor of general agoraphobia measured by the Chambless Mobility Inventory. Absence of reliable changes in panic expectancy and significant results are discussed in terms of possible pretest sensitization, nature of the sample and subject selection, floor and ceiling …
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From the Disordered Mind to the Socialized Lived Body: Agoraphobia Through the Lens of a Radical Feminist Phenomenology
… thesis explores the potential to reconceptualise agoraphobia through a radical feminist phenomenological framework, moving away from a strictly medicalized understanding of agoraphobic lived experiences. A radical feminist phenomenological framework is developed by reading Iris Marion Young's …
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Perceptions of College Students Diagnosed with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia: Academic, Psychosocial, and Environmental Views of their College Experience
… student diagnoses with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia is limited in scope and nature. The majority of the literature is devoted to the physiological and behavioral ramifications of the disorder or treatment modalities. a review of the extant literature reveals that there is no substantive …
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Anxious lives: Tracing the life course of a medical diagnosis through illness narratives
… anxiety disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and panic disorder without agoraphobia. I also conducted eight months of participant observation at anxiety disorder support groups. Through these illness narratives, I traced the co-construction of illness experience and medical …
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Physiological response to phobic imagery scripts: an examination of the influence of cognitive response cues and interactive presentation
… 12 simple phobics and 12 panic disorders with agoraphobia, were assessed for physiological response (SCL, HR and EMG) to phobic imagery scripts. Subjects were instructed to image during tape-recorded scripts of standardized neutral (Neutral) and personally relevant fear (Phobic) scripts. All …
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TRANSDIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES OF COGNITIVE VULNERABILITIES IN EMOTIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
… disorder, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorder, and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) were administered at timepoint 1 (T1) and 6 months later (timepoint 2; T2). Structured equation modelling (SEM) …
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A critical examination of the phenomenon of claustrophobia: do subtypes exist?
… similar to individuals with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia in terms of situations feared, cognitions and symptoms whereas others might be similar to simple phobics with a specific fear of enclosed spaces. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether such subtypes exist. The …
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Dizziness and fear of falling: A behavioural and physiological approach to Phobic Postural Vertigo
… patients can be labeled as panic disorder with agoraphobia or by the concept of Phobic Postural Vertigo which is characterized by dizziness or imbalance in standing or walking despite normal clinical balance tests and avoidance behaviours. This thesis aimed to investigate the benefits and …
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The role of cognitions in panic: a self-efficacy analysis
… subjects diagnosed with Panic Disorder or Agoraphobia with panic attacks were assigned to one of two treatment groups: Guided lmaginal Coping or Panic Education, a nondirective treatment. Subjects in each group received six individual and four group therapy sessions. In addition to …