Triple Vulnerability Model for Anxiety Disorders Some examples

Integrated Model of GAD

Social Phobia: Triple Vulnerability Model (Barlow & Durand)

Panic Disorder: Triple Vulnerability Model Generalized Psychological Vulnerability Generalized Biological Vulnerability Internal or external stressor FALSE ALARM LEARNED ALARM Presence or absence of safety signals may be a moderator in the occurrence of agoraphobia in add to pd Hypervigilance about bodily sensations Misinterpreting the bodily sensations as more dangerous than it actually is. Diathesis: Vulnerability factors (belief systems, inherited factors) Stress: Transient or long-standing, external sources/life events Perception of Unpleasant bodily sensations Catastrophizing thoughts Panic Disorder with or without agoraphobia

Triple Vulnerability Model for OCD(Sketee & Barlow) Generalized Psychological Vulnerability Generalized Biological Vulnerability Stress due to Life events Intrusive thoughts, images, impulses Specific Psychological Vulnerability Thoughts are dangerous and unacceptable False alarms Anxious apprehension Learned alarms Cognitive-behavioral rituals to neutralize or suppress thoughts O C D