Decatastrophising in Cognitive Therapy
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This short article describes the “decatastrophising” strategy used in Beck’s cognitive therapy as a self-help technique for severe anxiety. Continue reading
Tag Archives: worry
Review: The Anxiety and Worry Workbook by David M. Clark and Aaron T. Beck
Brief review of The Anxiety and Worry Workbook (2012) by Clark and Beck, the new self-help book for anxiety by the founder of cognitive therapy. Continue reading
What your therapist didn’t tell you…
This brief article explores some well-established facts about psychological therapy that clients may not be familiar with. Continue reading
CBT Self-Help for Managing Worry
This short article provides a basic “three-stage” self-help guide to one of the simplest CBT techniques for managing worry, the “stimulus control” method, which is the basis of more complex therapy approaches. Continue reading
Worry Postponement and Exposure
This short article describes how to use worry spotting, postponement, and exposure to reduce chronic worry and generalised anxiety. Continue reading
Appraising your Sense of Safety
This short form is used in conjunction with cognitive therapy to help modify beliefs about personal safety and address the sense of vulnerability common in stress and anxiety-related problems. Continue reading
Beck’s Cognitive Model of Anxiety
This is a brief explanation of Beck’s generic cognitive model of anxiety (revised) with questions to help you formulate a cognitive conceptualisation of a specific example situation. Continue reading
Knocking Worry on the Head
This short article discusses the concept of “worry” and briefly explores how modern cognitive therapy deals with worry, through treating it as a process rather than focusing on the content of the thoughts. Continue reading