Managing Anxiety
This module will help you to understand anxiety and how it can appear in our thoughts and behaviours and emotions. By the end of the module, you will have learnt many different techniques to help you overcome your anxiety symptoms.
Welcome to the CBT for Anxiety Module!
Important Information (Not To Be Skipped!)
What Can You Expect In This Module?
What Is The Best Way To Go Through This Module?
GAD-7 Questionnaire
Understanding Anxiety To Understand How to Overcome It
What Is Anxiety?
What Are The Main Types Of Anxiety Diagnoses?
What Are The Risk Factors For Getting Anxiety?
What Can CBT Do For My Anxiety?
Pause Here And Make A Quick Reflection (2-3 mins)
Anxiety And Its Relation To Our Past, Our Present And Our Future
Common Triggers For Anxiety
But I Know Myself, My Thoughts Must Be Right!
Pause: A 1 Minute Reflection
1a. Automatic Negative Thoughts
The 6 Ways We Stay Anxious (With Specific Examples For Anxiety)
1b. Automatic Negative Thoughts - Negative Images Of Ourselves
2a. The Troublesome Cycle Of Rumination And Worry
3. Intolerance Of Uncertainty
2b. The Troublesome Cycle Of Rumination And Worry - Types Of Worry
4. Unhelpful Behaviours and Thoughts
5. Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour Cycle
6. Motivation, Panic and Anxiety
End Of Module Summary
End Of Module Task (Cannot Progress To Next Module Until This Has Been Seen)
Problem Cognitions (Problem Thinking)
Module Objective
Understanding The Impact Of Our Past Experiences On Our Thinking
We All Make Thinking Errors From Time To Time
The Problems Occur When Our Biases and Errors Become Extreme
1a. Examples of Distorted Thinking And Automatic Negative Thoughts
1b. Further Examples For Different Types Of Anxiety
2. Having Dysfunctional Perspectives
3. Relying On Our Intuition
4. Telling Ourselves Off
Problem Cognitions Questionnaire
Documenting Our Thinking
Module 2 Summary
End Of Module Task
Introduction To Managing Our Problem Thoughts
Addressing Our Anxiety In 5 Steps
1. Assessing And Weighing Up Our Anxiety Thoughts (Pros and Cons)
2. Addressing Our Thought Biases To Overcome Anxiety
3. Overcoming Anxiety Through Asking, "Whats The Worst Outcome That Can Happen?"
4. New Perspectives - Thinking Of Our Anxiety Symptoms In A Different Way
5. Testing Our Automatic Negative Thoughts
Thinking Like A Sculptor
Challenging Our Troubling Thoughts: A Worksheet
Summary and Reflection on Module 3
End Of Module Task
Introduction To The Module
Grounding strategies
Practice: Grounding Through Guided Imagery
Distraction Techniques For Overcoming Anxiety
Distraction: The Art Of Refocusing
The Importance Of Preparing And Practicing Distraction Techniques
Why It's Important To Give Yourself (A Set) Time To Worry
Grounding Strategies Questionaire
Distraction And Grounding Worksheet
Grounding and Distraction Techniques Module Summary