Contents of It's not All in Your Head by Asmundson and Taylor
Contents of It's not All in Your Head by Asmundson and Taylor
Contents of It's not All in Your Head by Asmundson and Taylor
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5. APPENDICIES<br />
Appendix A<br />
<strong>Contents</strong> <strong>of</strong> It’s <strong>not</strong> <strong>All</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Your</strong> <strong>Head</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Asmundson</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Taylor</strong> (2005)<br />
Part 1: Underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g Health Anxiety<br />
In the four chapters <strong>of</strong> this section, clients learn about health anxiety <strong>and</strong> whether<br />
they are suffer<strong>in</strong>g from excessive health anxiety:<br />
1. Do I Worry Too Much about My Health?<br />
� What is Health Anxiety?<br />
o Health<br />
o Anxiety<br />
o Health Anxiety<br />
� Are <strong>Your</strong> Bodily Sensations Imag<strong>in</strong>ed or Real?<br />
� The Health Anxiety Cycle<br />
� Common Health Anxiety Disorders<br />
o Hypochondriasis<br />
o Disease Phobia<br />
o Somatic Delusions<br />
o The Challenge<br />
� How Much is Too Much?<br />
� How This Book Can Help<br />
2. Body <strong>and</strong> Bra<strong>in</strong>: It’s Not <strong>All</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Your</strong> <strong>Head</strong><br />
� Why Do Bodily Sensations Occur?<br />
o Changes <strong>in</strong> Rout<strong>in</strong>e<br />
o Inactivity<br />
o M<strong>in</strong>or Ailments<br />
o Anxiety <strong>and</strong> Other Emotions<br />
� Try<strong>in</strong>g to Underst<strong>and</strong> Bodily Sensations: Symptom <strong>of</strong> Disease or Not?<br />
o On Signs <strong>and</strong> Symptoms<br />
o (Mis)Interpret<strong>in</strong>g Signs <strong>and</strong> Symptoms<br />
� Selective Attention<br />
o Body versus External Focus<br />
o Influence on Others<br />
o Somatic Amplification<br />
o Beliefs about Health <strong>and</strong> Sickness<br />
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