Psychological Treatment of Co‐occurring Anxiety Disorders in Clinical Practice: A Vignette Study

Clark, Gavin I.; Hanstock, Tanya L.; Clark, Laura H.

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“…Indeed, Oakes and Bor [ 5 ] noted that treatments for flying phobia have been developed in the absence of the empirically driven research of causal and maintenance factors that has taken place for other disorders. Indeed, despite the fact that anxiety-related disorders display a number of common processes of maintenance [ 6 ] and are addressed through common treatment techniques [ 7 ], many of the processes which have been demonstrated to maintain anxiety responses across disorders have not been investigated in relation to flying phobia.…”

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The impact of affect labelling on responses to aversive flying-cues

2018

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Individuals with flying phobia experience increases in subjective anxiety in response to flying-related cues. However, the cognitive processes that contribute to cue-reactive anxiety in individuals with flying-related anxiety remain poorly understood. Preliminary research suggests that changes in visual imagery and volitional control may contribute to this cue-reactive anxiety. Engaging in affect labelling during exposure therapy has been shown to reduce cue-reactive anxiety in individuals with fears relating to a variety of stimuli but has not been investigated in the fear of flying. The present study recruited 110 participants with a range of flying-related anxiety scores to complete an online cue-reactivity experiment. The study sought to evaluate whether an aversive flying cue triggered changes in imagery, volitional control and anxiety, and whether changes in imagery and volitional control predicted level of cue-reactive anxiety. Participants were randomly allocated to an affect labelling or non-affect labelling condition to additionally assess whether engaging in labelling one’s emotion following exposure to an aversive flying cue would attenuate cue-reactive changes in anxiety relative to a group who did not. Significant cue-reactive changes in anxiety, and volitional control were observed from neutral to aversive flying cue were observed. After accounting for the effects of flying anxiety severity, only volitional control significantly improved the prediction of cue-reactive anxiety. Participants in the affect labelling condition reported significantly smaller increases in anxiety than the non-affect labelling group following exposure to the aversive flight cue. This is the first study to indicate affect labelling may help to regulate aspects of cue-reactive anxiety in response to aversive flying stimuli.

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“…In the article by Clark, Hanstock, and Clark (2016), the results from an online survey conducted with 169 practicing psychologists in Australia are reported in terms of assessing how psychologists approach the treatment of co-occurring anxiety disorders in clinical practice. Interestingly, the findings revealed that the participating psychologist did not commonly use a specific treatment guide.…”

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“…The following vignette questions were created to encourage in-depth answers from psychologists and to make the most of the information presented within the vignette. The questions were informed by the work from Clark et al, (2017) who researched how psychologists treat patients with anxiety disorders. Questions were adapted to represent the current study:…”

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Conceptualisations of Ecological Distress in the Global Media And Psychological Practice: A Qualitative Study

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This thesis investigated the psychological implications of climate change on individuals and communities by examining the conceptual frameworks of eco-anxiety, eco-distress, and eco- grief. To provide a better understanding of these terms, the study employed two distinct approaches. Firstly, a qualitative analysis was conducted to investigate how the media conceptualised these terms, as they provided easy-to-access information for the public on climate change and mental health impacts. Secondly, registered psychologists in Aotearoa New Zealand were interviewed to gain insight into their perspectives and how they understood these eco-terms in relation to young people. The study revealed that eco-distress was understood as an all-encompassing term that described the overall experience of distress caused by anthropogenic climate change. Eco-anxiety, on the other hand, was commonly used in news media to describe the distress caused by climate change, but it was found to be a narrow and limited term. Eco-grief was also identified as a subset of eco-distress, which described the experience of grieving for losses resulting from anthropogenic climate change.It was emphasised that using terms that accurately described and legitimised the emotional experiences of individuals affected by climate change was important to mitigate the psychological impacts of climate change on individuals without pathologising language. The study highlighted the significance of addressing the psychological effects of climate change to promote mental health and well-being. Establishing a shared language and understanding of these concepts is crucial to better communicate and develop more effective approaches to treatment. A nuanced understanding of eco-distress may be crucial for individuals to receive comprehensive support to manage their mental health and take positive steps towards addressing environmental concerns. Overall, this research aimed to bring more conceptual clarity to the eco-related terms by investigating these concepts using two distinct approaches and emphasised the importance of addressing the psychological effects of climate change.

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Psychological Treatment of Co‐occurring Anxiety Disorders in Clinical Practice: A Vignette Study

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The impact of affect labelling on responses to aversive flying-cues

The impact of affect labelling on responses to aversive flying-cues

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Conceptualisations of Ecological Distress in the Global Media And Psychological Practice: A Qualitative Study

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