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generalized anxiety disorder possible causes
generalized anxiety disorder possible causes Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic disorder that develops over time. generalized anxiety disorder occurs when a patient becomes overwhelmed by disproportionally anticipating future events, leading the patient to become dysfunctional. The patient is unable to cope with anxiety because the patient misinterprets events. The patient is at risk […]
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generalized anxiety disorder definition
generalized anxiety disorder definition This is sometimes referred to as free-floating anxiety, as it does not occur when the person is confronted with particular situations or threats. Someone with generalized anxiety disorder experiences long-lasting, uncontrollable worry and feelings of apprehension. Complaints such as pounding heart, nausea, chest pain, discomfort, restlessness, lump in the throat, insomnia […]
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Behavioural experiments of generalized anxiety disorder
Behavioural experiments generally involve testing predictions about physical, social or psychological danger that involve a combination of exposure plus disconfirmatory manoeuvres or survey-based techniques. As with all cognitive techniques the principal focus is belief change, so experiments should be designed that specify a clear hypothesis from the client, followed by a task that tests out […]
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Attentional manipulation of generalized anxiety disorder
From an information-processing perspective, the process of selective attention to threat cues, or attentional bias, is present in a number of anxiety disorders, although what is attended to and the perspective taken may differ among disorders. Attentional manipulation aims to redirect attention away from the self and onto external sources. From Mental health articles, post […]
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Imagery modification of generalized anxiety disorder
Given that automatic thoughts can occur in image form as well as verbal, it is useful to assess the presence of past or future images relevant to anxiety. Where images form a significant part of cognitive content, asking clients to change or modify the content of the image may be associated with a change in […]
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Verbal discussion techniques of generalized anxiety disorder
Verbal discussion techniques of generalized anxiety disorder Verbal techniques are central to the practice of cognitive therapy and involve questioning, Socratic dialogue and guided discovery. Socratic dialogue (or Socratic questioning) is a method of questioning derived from Plato’s accounts of the Greek philosopher Socrates’ style of discussion when helping people understand philosophical points. Guided discovery […]
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Education of generalized anxiety disorder
Education involves explaining the cognitive model of anxiety to the client, using the client’s own material and experience where possible. This process of socialization aids collaboration and begins to demonstrate the collaborative nature of therapy. At other times education may be quite didactic, particularly in relation to the treatment components. Reading materials, such as pamphlets […]
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Practice of therapy of generalized anxiety disorder
In a review, Clark has identified the active ingredients of cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders as: education, verbal discussion techniques, imagery modification, attentional manipulation, exposure to feared stimuli, manipulation of safety behaviours and other behavioural experiments. These therapeutic activities are directly used to address distorted thoughts and beliefs. For more detailed descriptions of the principles […]
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Exposure-based treatments of generalized anxiety disorder
Exposure-based treatments of generalized anxiety disorder Purpose of exposure The purpose of exposure-based treatments is to produce a reduction or removal of the anxiety response in the presence of the formerly anxiety evoking stimulus, situation or thought. As such, the goal of therapy is to produce habituation of the anxiety response. Habituation is a general […]
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generalized anxiety disorder treatment study
Psychological Techniques.Psychological treatment of anxiety disorders has involved broadly similar techniques, where only the specific content differs. The main techniques used include relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and exposure. For GAD, most successful treatments used a combination of relaxation and cognitive restructuring because the seeming lack of response to external cues has made in vivo exposure seem […]
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