- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc; 3rd Revised edition edition (2 Dec 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195186974
- ISBN-13: 978-0195186970
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.1 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,318,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Map-III is a systematic cognitive-behavioral program, which uses behavioral self-monitoring to increase awareness of circumstances that trigger panic symptoms. Clients learn specific intervention skills, including how to slow down physiological reactivity through breathing retraining and muscle relaxing training; how to de-catastrophise through actual prediction testing; and how to lessen fearfulness through exposure to feared sensations in safe settings. Instead of relying on avoidance, superstitious objects, alcohol, or other unhelpful methods, clients will learn helpful ways of coping with panic and anxiety through cognitive-behavioral therapy. Unlike traditional psychotherapies, the MAP-3 program does not emphasize a person's childhood memories and experiences, unless they are directly related to the person's panic attacks (e.g., witnessing someone die of a heart attack might have led a person to fear that he or she will also die of a heart attack.) Instead, cognitive-behavioral therapy emphasizes factors that currently contribute to the person's panic disorder and agoraphobia and ways of controlling the symptoms of panic and agoraphobia. This method has proven to be highly effective. Through this program, clients learn to control their panic attacks and anxiety about panic. They will also learn some ways for controlling agoraphobic avoidance. The workbook is divided into 14 lessons, each in a separate chapter. Each lesson covers specific skills. The skills build on each other, so for each new lesson, clients will use the skills they have learned previously. Although the workbook is obviously structured, the program allows for individual tailoring.
About the Author
David H. Barlow received his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont in 1969 and has published over 400 articles and chapters and over 20 books. His major interests over the past 30 years has been the study of anxiety and its disorders, and developing new psychological procedures for practice settings. Prior to his current position as Professor and Director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and Director of Clinical Psychology Programs at Boston University, he founded
clinical psychology internships at Brown University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is the recipient of the 2000 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology. Other awards include the Career Contribution Awards from the Massachusetts and California Psychological Associations, and a MERIT award from the National Institute of Mental Health for long-term contributions to the clinical research effort.
clinical psychology internships at Brown University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is the recipient of the 2000 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology. Other awards include the Career Contribution Awards from the Massachusetts and California Psychological Associations, and a MERIT award from the National Institute of Mental Health for long-term contributions to the clinical research effort.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Get the correct MAP-3 book
21 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
MAP works and it is more reputable than the so many popular books on panic and anxiety. BUT then you must get the correct MAP books and it seems that ISBN numbers is your only help: for the therapist isbn 0195187008; for anxiety and panic client isbn 0-19-518697-4; for agoraphobia client isbn 0-19-518696-6. All books are from Oxford. Hope this helps the detectives amongst readers to find an extremely good resource for those suffering from panic and anxiety.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I thought this was the book it is only the worksheets
4 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
Don't make the same mistake I did, I thought I was ordering the book but instead it was only the worksheets to keep track of your axiety, type, symtoms etc. They are good for keeeping track of your anxiety.
MAP really works
14 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
Having read every other book on anxiety and book on the market, I was reluctant to pick up yet another. Much to my surprise, the MAP book was totally different and -- best of all -- by working through it with a therapist I was able to rid myself of panic attacks and reduce my anxiety level substantially. We didn't delve into my past; the focus was entirely on handling the physical and cognitive manifestations of panic.
The premise of the MAP treatment is three-pronged: to desensitize yourself to the physical symptoms commonly attached to panic attacks by deliberately bringing them on (one at a time!) in a controlled manner, to make relaxation techniques immediately accessible during an 'attack', and to work with the thoughts that often accompany panic disorder, whether or not you are aware of them.
For example, if dizziness is one of your key symptoms, then one MAP exercise is to spin around in a chair in a safe place and manner that you control to induce dizziness, then practice relaxation techniques such as deep breathing right there and then.
I thought I knew all about relaxation techniques, but I was wrong. What I have learned about doing progressive relaxation, abdominal breathing, and visualizations made an immense difference.
I can say the same about the cognitive training. The trick of asking myself "what are the odds?" of a catastrophic event happening has stopped many a panic attack before it began.
In short, if you are looking for a different way to handle panic disorder and anxiety, give MAP a try.
The premise of the MAP treatment is three-pronged: to desensitize yourself to the physical symptoms commonly attached to panic attacks by deliberately bringing them on (one at a time!) in a controlled manner, to make relaxation techniques immediately accessible during an 'attack', and to work with the thoughts that often accompany panic disorder, whether or not you are aware of them.
For example, if dizziness is one of your key symptoms, then one MAP exercise is to spin around in a chair in a safe place and manner that you control to induce dizziness, then practice relaxation techniques such as deep breathing right there and then.
I thought I knew all about relaxation techniques, but I was wrong. What I have learned about doing progressive relaxation, abdominal breathing, and visualizations made an immense difference.
I can say the same about the cognitive training. The trick of asking myself "what are the odds?" of a catastrophic event happening has stopped many a panic attack before it began.
In short, if you are looking for a different way to handle panic disorder and anxiety, give MAP a try.
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