What Are Emotional Disorders?

Chapter 1 of Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: Workbook describes the types of problems the Unified Protocol (UP) program was designed to address. The chapter begins by defining emotional disorders, which are characterized by the frequent experience of strong emotions, negative reactions to these emotional experiences, and efforts to escape or avoid them. Next, the types of disorders that that fit within the larger class of emotional disorders, and are addressed by the is treatment, are described. Finally, this chapter helps readers determine whether this treatment is a good fit for the types of problems they are experiencing.