Panic Hook

Bradford VTS

Panic Attacks

Bodily Sensations

• An exercise in selective attention

Cognitions

Catastrophic

misinterpretation

of bodily symptoms

Behaviours

• Avoidance

• Escape

• Safety Behaviour

• Stay until resolves?

Event

Trigger

Automatic Thoughts

Emotion

BodilyReaction

Focus on Sensations

Intensification ofsymptoms

Catastrophic misinterpretation

PANIC

Panic Hook - Clark

Cognitions

Catastrophic

misinterpretation

of bodily symptoms

Treatment of Panic Disorder based on panic hook

• What is the evidence to support the catastrophic fear?

• What is the evidence to contradict to catastrophic fear - ? write down, ?cue cards

• Plan exposure – predict, plan and practice.