Concordance and synchrony in measures of anxiety and panic reconsidered: A hierarchical model of anxiety and panic

摘要: Based on the observation of low to moderate correlations among multiple measures anxiety or panic, Lang (1968, 1978, 1979) and Rachman (1978a, 1978b, 1990) developed three-systems model that rejects notion panic as unitary latent constructs. This is critically reviewed with an emphasis discussing its implications for intervention, methodology, theory. An alternative conceptualization, hierarchical offered in which are seen constructs at a higher level structure coexist several separable response systems lower hierarchy. The retains many strengths while overcoming limitations model.