 Nobody can live without experiencing some degree of stress in life. Generally, stress is not necessarily bad for you, and almost any emotion can trigger the body's stress mechanism and even serve as the "spice of life." The human body has everything to handle life's short-term stressors. It activates as an automatic alarm system and then brings itself back to homeostasis, or balance, again. But long-term, chronic or persistent stress is common to our demanding and intense lifestyles and is increasingly taking its toll on people. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) claims that nearly 25 million Americans suffer from some form of anxiety disorder, including panic, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and chronic sleep disorders and nearly $60 billion per year are spent on treatments.
The purpose of this seminar is to provide participants with a comprehensive review of anxiety disorders including diagnosis and treatment options. Attendees will gain tools for recognizing and managing anxiety in their professional as well as their personal life. The results of anxiety will be discussed extensively along with methods to identify risk factors such as lifestyle, values and choices. Seminar attendees will also gain insight into the mind of the anxious client and discuss how clients can quickly and effectively reduce their anxiety.
• Explore the genetic, biologic and social origins of anxiety
• Pinpoint the physiological and psychological effects of chronic stress and anxiety
• Identify and assess anxiety disorders
• Discuss effective management and treatment strategies
• Learn a Four-Part Cognitive Behavioral treatment design
You'll learn:
• The comprehensive effects of anxiety
• How to identify and distinguish between the various anxiety disorders
• Experience to some degree the world from the view of the anxiety sufferer
• How to effectively use Exposure therapy, the Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale and Cognitive Restructuring as a treatment plan
• Review tools for reducing anxiety and self-care management
• The need for life management therapy to coincide with psychotropic medications
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