Looming Vulnerability Theory, Research and Practice in Anxiety
This stimulating resource presents the Looming Vulnerability Model, a nuanced take on the cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of anxiety, worry, and other responses to real or imagined threat. The core feature of the model—the perception of growing, ra
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ing Vulnerability Theory, Research and Practice in Anxiety
Looming Vulnerability
John H. Riskind • Neil A. Rector
Looming Vulnerability Theory, Research and Practice in Anxiety
With contributions by Stephanie Cassin
John H. Riskind Department of Psychology George Mason University Fairfax, VI, USA
Neil A. Rector Department of Psychiatry University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
ISBN 978-1-4939-8780-1 ISBN 978-1-4939-8782-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8782-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018950392 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, U.S.A.
We dedicate this book to our wives and families. John Riskind dedicates this book to his wife Laura and his children Zachary and Ariel and Neil Rector dedicates it to his wife Deborah and daughter Zoe.
Preface
We are cognitive-behavioral researchers and practitioners who specialize in the understanding, assessment, and treatment of anxiety disorders and other emotional disorders. We also believe that theory and effective assessment and intervention develop and advance by successive approximation. Every theory in science is an oversimplification of reality. Indeed, sometimes perspectives that would seem to be logical opposites and incompatible can both have truth and account for aspects of reality in superior ways. Perhaps the most apt and familiar example of this is in the domain of physics where views of light as a wave form and as discrete particles both have sway. The looming vulnerability model (or LVM) of anxiety and threat appraisal is not logically incompatible with other currently
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