Table 2.
Psychological Processes and Treatment Approaches
| Process | Psychological Treatment | References |
|---|---|---|
| Physiological Systems | ||
| Autonomic dysregulation | Progressive muscle relaxation | (Emery et al., 2008) |
| Stress | Biofeedback | (Nestoriuc and Martin, 2007) |
| Sleep | Sleep Hygiene | (Tang et al., 2012b) |
| Sensory-Emotional Integration Timing | Self-monitoring; self-regulation | (Sauer et al., 2010) |
| Sensory motor processing | Yoga | (Ward et al., 2013) (Cramer et al., 2012) |
| Psychological Systems | ||
| Cognition | Mindfulness and acceptance | (Veehof et al., 2011) |
| Interoception | Attention modification | (Carleton et al., 2011; Sharpe et al., 2012) |
| Anxiety Sensitivity | ||
| Perception | Graded motor imagery | (Bowering et al., 2013; Walz et al., 2013) |
| Pain-related fear | Exposure | (Bailey et al., 2010) |
| Anxiety | Cognitive reappraisal | (Ochsner et al., 2006) |
| Motivation | Goal setting | (Sauer et al., 2010) |
| Reward and Aversion | Values based action | (Vowles et al., 2011) |
| Motivational enhancement therapy | (Vong et al., 2011) | |
| Anhedonic state Depression | Behavioral activation | (Dimidjian et al., 2011) |
| Catastrophizing | Cognitive reappraisal | (Lawrence et al., 2011; Thorn et al., 2007) |