Cognitive-behavioral psychoeducation for clinical anxiety

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Helping clients understand the cognitive and behavioral processes involved in their clinical anxiety is important for getting the most out of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Jonathan S. Abramowit...

Helping clients understand the cognitive and behavioral processes involved in their clinical anxiety is important for getting the most out of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Jonathan S. Abramowitz' cognitive-behavioral psychoeducation approach provides an explanation of techniques and how they work, so that the client has a sense of agency and responsibility in their progress. This educational approach focuses on helping clients understand the psychological processes that are involved in the maintenance of clinical anxiety and related problems. In this video program, Dr. Jonathan S. Abramowitz first introduces himself and answers some questions about his approach posed by a panel of students. He then uses this approach in a therapy demonstration by helping a patient learn to think of the anxiety response as a normal and adaptive response to the perception of threat that does not have to be resisted. In the demonstration, the approach is applied with a client who is suffering from panic and generalized anxiety. Afterward, Dr. Jonathan S. Abramowitz and the student panel review and further discuss some clips from the demonstration.

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