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Sleep-Related Cognitive Processes

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The essence of a cognitive model of psychopathology is the implication of multiple cognitive processes (including schematic, attentional, and perceptual biases) that predispose and perpetuate a given disorder. Considerable research has amassed to support this model in insomnia; that is, people with insomnia have a range of cognitive-emotional processes that make it more likely for the insomnia to occur and continue (Behav Res Ther 40:869–893, 2002). Harvey (Behav Res Ther 40:869–893, 2002) presents a comprehensive contemporary cognitive model of insomnia, which includes a range of sleep-interfering cognitive processes including beliefs, perception, and attention. We discuss each component of Harvey’s Cognitive Model of Insomnia and provide evidence in support of such a model. This chapter sets the stage for a detailed discussion of cognitive strategies in the subsequent chapter.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Colleen E. Carney

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Jack D. Edinger

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Carney, C.E., Edinger, J.D. (2010). Sleep-Related Cognitive Processes. In: Insomnia and Anxiety. Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1434-7_7

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