Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety
What is social anxiety?
Social anxiety is anxiety that occurs when anticipating or engaging in some type of social situation, such as public speaking, meeting new people or going to a party. “Most people experience some worry in different social situations, however, when it becomes such an intense fear over a long period of time and leads to avoidance or suffering through of most social interactions, this is what in practice is termed social anxiety disorder or social phobia.
To an outsider, a person with social anxiety disorder is often mistaken for being shy or timid, but experts note that the situation is much more serious than that. Social anxiety is not just nervousness that anyone might experience before interacting with others. It is highly crippling, even painful to deal with.
Your mind races. Your palms sweat. The words don’t come out of your mouth right, if they come at all. We’ve all been there at one time or another. And some of us get it worse than others, and more frequently. Social anxiety. Nobody wants to look stupid or be embarrassed.
You might know someone with social anxiety if you have a friend or loved one who does their best to avoid social situations—or appears overwhelmed whenever they are introduced to new people. Social anxiety disorder is the second most common type of anxiety disorder in the U.S. and is said to affect 15 million adults.
In this course you will learn the diagnosis of social anxiety, GAD, and shyness so that you can be more aware of specific symptoms. You will also learn how to identify the triggers that cause you anxiety. And at last you will learn how to manage these triggers and physical sensations of anxiety. You will be able to create a anxiety coping plan so that you come out of it and become confident enough to join social gatherings and spend quality time.
Understanding Social Anxiety
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Course Introduction - Acceptance and Commitment for Social AnxietyTo overcome Social Anxiety by developing various coping skills of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
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Course Structure
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What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
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Psychological Flexibility
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Mindfulness Skills of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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What is Social Anxiety?
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DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder
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DSM-IV-TR Criteria for SAD -
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Identifying triggers that cause social anxiety
In this section we will look at social anxiety symptoms & triggers according to the definition in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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SPIN social phobia inventory
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Safety Mode: The costs of pursuing "Safety"
In this section we will look at social anxiety symptoms & triggers according to the definition in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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Understanding Safety Mode
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Different types of Safety Behaviours
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Outright Avoidance
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Other safety behaviors
Acceptance of ABS with Observation
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Understanding Mindfulness
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Three Aspects of Mindfulness
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Guided Mindfulness Breathing Exercise
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Mindfulness Breathing 2
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Focusing on single minute
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Focusing on single object
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Guided Focusing on Single Object
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Band of light
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Inner outer meditation
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Record 3 Minutes of your thoughts
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Describing your emotions
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Muscle Relaxation Exercises
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Paying Mindful Attention to Your Body in Stillness
In Acceptance and commitment therapy this is called Acceptance of bodily sensations. In Buddhism this is called Vipassana meditation. In mainstream culture this is called as Body Scan meditation
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Strengthening your ABS
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Acceptance of Anxiety
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Words of Acceptance
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Exploring Acceptance
Commitment to Values
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CBT Relaxation Exercises
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Managing Anxiety
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Abdominal Breathing
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation
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Relaxation without Tension
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Cue Controlled Relaxation
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15 Thought Defusion Techniques
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Section Overview
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The compass metaphor
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Uncovering your Values and Goals
Second most important key of acceptance and commitment therapy is reconnecting with your values.
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What is important to you?
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Identifying your values and goals
Taking Committed Action
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Section Overview
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Introduction
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What is Cognitive Defusion
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Self as Context
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Anxious Thoughts
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Limited Thinking Patterns
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Composing Balanced Thoughts
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The Thought That
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Labeling your thoughts
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Ditching the meaning of thoughts
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Waterfall Metaphore
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Helpful questions for unhelpful thoughts
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Leaves Floating
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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19 Metaphors for Thoughts
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Exercise 1: The sky & the weather
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Exercise 2: Name the story
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Exercise 3: Type it out
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Exercise 4: Passengers on the bus
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Exercise 5: Carrying Cards
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
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Exercise 6: Say it slowly
Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques applied in real life. After watching the videos or reading the articles practice the ACT techniques for a few minutes and than proceed further with the next technique.
