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Uncertainty = Anxiety
The Uncertainty Loop
Uncertain Situation/Trigger
Increase in Negative Assumptions About the Uncertian Situation/Trigger
Increase in Anxiety About the Uncertian Situaion/Trigger
Decrease in Tolerance for Uncertain Situation/Trigger
Anxiety = Discomfort
The Anxiety Tolerance Loop
Increase in Anxiety About the Uncertian Situation/Trigger
Increase in Protective Behaviors to Reduce Anxiety
Decrease in Tolerance for Anxiety
Uncertainty Tolerance Score
Think about the things and situations that trigger you and make you anxious. How well do you tolerate the uncertainty of those things when you feel they are about to happen? 0 = No tolerance - 10 = High tolerance
Anxiety Tolerance Score
Think about where you feel your anxiety when you're anxious and how intense it can feel. How well do you tolerate your anxiety when it's at its worst? 0 = No tolerance - 10 = High tolerance
Adaptive Anxiety Therapy Treatment Program
Stage 1: Increase Tolerance to Uncertainty (4 modules)
Stage 1: Objectives
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Identify core beliefs about uncertainty
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Exposure to beliefs
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Habituate & desensitize to beliefs
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Neutral & indifferent responses to beliefs
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Increase tolerance to anxious beliers & uncertianty
Stage 2: Increase Tolerance to Anxiety by Identigying Protective Behaviors (2 modules)
Stage 2: Objectives
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Identify anxious protective behaviors
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Reduce the use of low-level protective behaviors
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Organize high-level protective behaviors for exposure.
Stage 3: Increase Tolerance to Anxiety Through Exposure (6 modules)
Stage 3: Objectives
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Organize mid-level & high-level protective behaviors.
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Exposure to removing protective behaviors
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Replacing protective behaviors with tolerance skills
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Increase tolerance to anxiety
Stage 4: Uncertianty & Anxiety Tolerance Relapse Plan (1 module)
Stage 4: Objectives
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Create a detailed plan for how to regain tolerance to uncertainty & anxiety if it decreases after therapy.
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Move to check-in status
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End standing appointments
Stage 3: Modules
Stage 4: Module
Module 13: End Treatment: Relapse Plan
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