treatment of anxiety

Question 1

Basis for treatment

Answer 1

The establishment of a therapeutic relationship that grants SAFETY and has an atmosphere of ACCEPTANCE

Question 2

techniques in treating anxiety

Answer 2

• discussing the symptoms of anxiety; cognitive conceptualization of the symptoms; questioning anxiety-arousing cognitions

Psychoeducation: Explaining that the panic is the result of reactions to stressful situations that can be considered NORMAL

Autogenic training

Breath control - to regulate hyperventilation

Safe place imagination

Question 3

What are the components of an anxiety attack

Answer 3

Events eliciting the symptoms

Automatic thoughts evaluating the event

Emotional reaction

Safety behavior

Question 4

Autogenic training

Answer 4

By Schultz in the 1930s

1. Relaxing the muscles.
2. Feeling of warmth in the skin. Relaxing the vascular system.
3. The exercise of the heart.
4. The exercise of breathing.
5. Warming up the abdomen, balancing the gastro-intestinal system.
6. Exercise of the coolness of the forehead.