A specialist in anxiety disorders provides the first self-help guide for readers who are excessively concerned about their health. Most of us have felt the need to scratch when a friend shows us their new rash, or felt a twinge of uneasiness about a hoarse throat after hearing a report of a deadly new virus on the evening news. But for 4 to 9 percent of the population, repeated doctors' reassurances and all the medical tests on the menu can't cure their debilitating worries about their health. Although many of those who suffer from a full-fledged case of what psychologist George Zgourides terms "health anxiety syndrome" are eventually able to identify their preoccupation as unfounded, psychologist George D. Zgourides has used his expertise in treating anxiety disorders to develop a much more effective approach. In Stop Worrying about Your Heath! he helps readers to counter their obsession with physical illness through tested cognitive-behavioral strategies. Readers learn how to identify the causes underlying their excessive worry, counteract irrational self-talk about minor, everyday physical symptoms, and accept and redefine their experience of these symptoms. Zgourides also offers helpful advice for readers who decide to seek therapeutic support and suggests some useful approaches for gaining emotional support from family, friends, and other sufferers.
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George D. Zgourides, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and educator specializing in mind-body psychology, anxiety disorders, human sexuality, pastoral issues, and Oriental medicine approaches to healing. He is currently a clinical researcher at Parker College of Chiropractic. He lives in Roswell, New Mexico.
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As a clinical psychologist, I encounter many patients who suffer from health anxiety. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
disease phobics, anxiety syndrome, health anxieties, health anxiety, irrational thinking patterns, least distress, health worries, cognitive reframing, most distress, bladder syndrome, spinal adjustments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Practical Pointer, Rating of Distress Prior, Sensible Reply, American Psychiatric Association, Emotions Anonymous, Healing Back Pain New!
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As a clinical psychologist, I encounter many patients who suffer from health anxiety. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
disease phobics, anxiety syndrome, health anxieties, health anxiety, irrational thinking patterns, least distress, health worries, cognitive reframing, most distress, bladder syndrome, spinal adjustments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Practical Pointer, Rating of Distress Prior, Sensible Reply, American Psychiatric Association, Emotions Anonymous, Healing Back Pain New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything: Yes, Anything by Albert Ellis on page 62, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Too Perfect by Jeannette Dewyze on page 72, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Psychosomatic Syndromes and Somatic Symptoms by Robert Kellner on page 42, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno on page 49, page 150, and Back Matter
- Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control by Jeannette Dewyze on page 72, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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