Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (MAP-3): Therapist Guide for Anxiety, Panic, and Agoraphobia [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0158132319
• ISBN-13: 978-0158132310
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,126,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michelle G. Craske, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California-Los Angeles and director of the Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Program within the UCLA Psychology Clinic. She received her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia.David H. Barlow, Ph.D., is professor of psychology and psychiatry, director of the clinical training program and director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get the correct MAP-3 book, September 21, 2005

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Apj Bouwer (Harrismith, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastery Of Your Anxiety and Panic: Map-3 Panic Attack Records: Includes 3 Packs of 50 Panic Attack Record Forms (Treatments That Work) (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:

5.0 out of 5 stars I thought this was the book it is only the worksheets, September 3, 2005

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Lucy "Pen on the book trail" (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastery Of Your Anxiety and Panic: Map-3 Panic Attack Records: Includes 3 Packs of 50 Panic Attack Record Forms (Treatments That Work) (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.

5.0 out of 5 stars MAP really works, November 14, 2008

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Sabres Fan (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (MAP-3): Client Workbook for Anxiety and Panic (Treatments That Work) (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.