The psychophysiology of anxiety and worry: A symposium in honor of the contributions of Thomas D' Bo

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The psychophysiology of anxiety and worry A
symposium in honor of the contributions of
Thomas D. Borkovec

• Bruce H. Friedman, Chair
• Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech
• Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the
  Society for Psychophysiological Research, Austin,
  TX October 3, 2008

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Symposium origin

• Call for symposia to recognize Tom Borkovecs
  contributions to clinical psychological science
• Major Themes Etiology treatment of GAD,
  Research methodology, Effectiveness research,
  Insomnia
• Specific themes Worry, Psychophysiology, PMR,
  Integration of basic and applied research
• Conferences ABCT, EABCT, BABCP, SPR
  (Psychotherapy), NASPR, APA, SEPI
• 9 symposia in 2008 five planned for 2009

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Career

• Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
  Department of Psychology, Penn State University
• 1970 Ph. D., University of Illinois at
  Urbana-Champaign,
• 1970-74 Assistant Professor, Department of
  Psychology, University of Iowa
• 1974-78 Associate Professor, Department of
  Psychology, University of Iowa
• 1978-present Professor, Department of
  Psychology, Penn State University
• Visiting Professorships
• 1978 Institute of Psychiatry, University of
  London, England
• 1990 Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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Awards Achievements

• 191 refereed journal articles book chapters
• PI, 7 NIMH grants renewals for gt 4 million
• Supervised 46 Ph.D.s
• Fellow, APS APA
• Distinguished Scientist Award, APA Division 12,
  1998
• Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Stockholm
  University, 2003
• Editorial Boards of 11 scientific journals

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Research themes

• Role of expectancy and physiological feedback in
  anxiety maintenance
• Anxiety insomnia
• Nature and treatment of worry and generalized
  anxiety disorder (GAD)
• Combining therapy outcome and basic laboratory
  research to understand the mechanisms
• of human anxiety
• by which therapy can produce clinical improvement
• Basic research focus cognitive and
  psychophysiological factors in GAD

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Panel

• Deane E. Aikins (National Center for PTSD Yale
  University School of Medicine)
• DONT CLOSE YOUR EYES! WORRY, VAGAL TONE, AND
  AVOIDANCE IN VIETNAM-ERA POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS
  DISORDER
• TDB co-chair of dissertation at PSU worked with
  GAD patients in TDBs lab, circa 1993-1999
• Desmond J. Oathes (University of Wisconsin
  Madison)
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR VIGILANCE AND
  AVOIDANCE IN WORRY AND GENERALIZED ANXIETY
  DISORDER
• TDB Committee member for MS, comprehensive exam,
  dissertation, circa 1999 -2006

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Panel

• Michael M. Knepp (Virginia Tech)
• CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY IN HIGH AND LOW TRAIT
  WORRY WOMEN
• Current Ph.D. candidate (Mentor Bruce Friedman)
• Julian F. Thayer (The Ohio State University)
• THE PERSEVERATIVE COGNITION HYPOTHESIS WHAT WERE
  WE THINKING?
• Assistant Professor, PSU, 1985-1993
• Peter J. Lang (University of Florida)
• Discussant