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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y T3 (see Table 3). Scores on the SHAI were the only SHB scores that were outside the<br />
healthy normative range at T1, therefore, the other study measures could <strong>not</strong> be assessed<br />
for cl<strong>in</strong>ical significance. Based on the SHAI results, treatment helped participants to<br />
decrease their cognitive (disease preoccupation, hypervigillance to bodily sensations,<br />
somatosensory amplification), somatic (anxiety-related bodily sensations), behavioural<br />
(reassurance seek<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> bodily check<strong>in</strong>g), <strong>and</strong> affective symptoms (excessive worry<br />
about health) <strong>of</strong> health anxiety. However, when compared to the Salkovskis et al., (2002)<br />
healthy normative sample, the participants‘ health anxiety levels were still above the<br />
mean <strong>and</strong> they were <strong>not</strong> fully recovered from their excessive health anxiety. Above<br />
average scores on the SHAI may have rema<strong>in</strong>ed because participants‘ physical symptoms<br />
had <strong>not</strong> disappeared <strong>and</strong> they were still anxious about that or the possibility <strong>of</strong> becom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ill <strong>in</strong> the future. The beliefs about illness risks <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>dicators <strong>of</strong> disease may take longer<br />
to change <strong>and</strong> the physical symptoms <strong>of</strong> anxiety may rema<strong>in</strong> until these beliefs are<br />
successfully altered.<br />
SHB scores on the MIHT were compared to the healthy normative sample means<br />
reported <strong>in</strong> the Longley et al., (2005) validation study (Table 3). MIHT behavioural<br />
subscale scores were above average at T1 <strong>and</strong> <strong>by</strong> T3 they were approximately average (t<br />
= 4.03, df = 9, p = .002; power = .94 [high power]; see Table 3). Perception subscale<br />
scores were elevated at T1 <strong>and</strong> were also reduced <strong>by</strong> T3 (t = 4.19, df = 9, p = .001; power<br />
= .96 [high power]). On the cognitive subscale, scores at T1 were above average but there<br />
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