Théorie des distorsions cognitives : application à l'anxiété généralisée

In a previous paper (Compléments pour une théorie des distorsions cognitives, Journal de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, 2007), we presented some elements aimed at contributing to a general theory of cognitive distortions. These latter elements, based on the reference class, the duality and the system of taxa, are applied here to generalised anxiety disorder. On one hand, this permits the description of the specific distortions related to generalised anxiety disorder, consistent with recent works emphasising the role played by uncertain situations with regard to future events and, on the other, these elements help to define one type of structured reasoning, of inductive nature, which leads to the formation and maintenance of anxious ideas.