Anxiety Hierarchy worksheet
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this anxiety hierarchy worksheet?
An anxiety hierarchy is a progression of graduated anxiety-inducing stimuli focused on the person’s particular anxiety source. It is utilised in CBT to cure phobias and other anxiety related disorders and found beneficial for these disorders. Patients move up the hierarchy, from the least hazardous situation to the most threatening one.
How will the worksheet help?
Having identified fears or a specific fear to address is a key step in managing anxiety. This worksheet will help clients to understand the level of the fears and in the management of the anxiety.
How to use the worksheet?
The therapists will use this worksheet to work with clients to create a list based on situations that make them anxious. The client has to identify his fear and list them out, the therapist will be there to guide the client.
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References
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Desensitization, hierarchies and social anxiety. (2008, August 28). Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-anxiety-hierarchies-3024519
