Full Description
Emotion in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder provides an up-to-date review of the empirical research on the relevance of emotions, such as fear, anxiety, shame, guilt, and disgust to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It also covers emerging research on the psychophysiology and neurobiological underpinnings of emotion in PTSD, as well as the role of emotion in the behavioral, cognitive, and affective difficulties experienced by individuals with PTSD. It concludes with a review of evidence-based treatment approaches for PTSD and their ability to mitigate emotion dysfunction in PTSD, including prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, and acceptance-based behavioral therapy.
Contents
1. Fear and Anxiety; Anger
2. Sadness/Depression; Shame and Guilt; Disgust
3. Positive Emotion Disruption
4. Neurobiology of Emotion Dysfunction in PTSD
5. Genetic Influences on Emotional Responding in PTSD
6. Psychophysiology of Emotional Responding in PTSD
7. Emotion Regulation Difficulties
8. Distress Intolerance
9. Emotional Granularity
10. Experiential Avoidance
11. Emotion-driven Impulsivity
12. Attention/Information-Processing Deficits in PTSD and Emotion
13. Influence of Prolonged Exposure on Emotion
14. Influence of Cognitive Processing Therapy on Emotion
15. Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for PTSD
16. Self-Compassion for PTSD
17. Emotion Regulation-Based Treatments for PTSD
