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Unit 3 Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual Intelligence.pdf
Using a strengths based biopsychosocial approach to addressing anxiety
1. Using a Strengths-Based
Biopsychosocial
Approach to Addressing
Anxiety
Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC
Executive Director, AllCEUs
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2. Objectives
Define a strengths based approach
Define a biopsychosocial approach
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3. Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery
Anxiety can be debilitating
Low-grade chronic stress/anxiety erodes your
energy and ability to concentrate
Anxiety is a major trigger for:
Addiction relapse
Increased physical pain
Sleep problems
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4. What Does Strengths Based Mean
It is easier (and more effective) to build upon
something that already works to some extent.
Strengths-based approach helps people identify how
they are already trying to cope and builds on that
There are two types of strengths
Prevention/Resilience Strengths
What you do on a daily basis to stay healthy and happy
Intervention/Coping Strengths
In the past when you have felt this way, what helped?
What made it worse?
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5. What is a Biopsychosocial Approach
Bio-logical
Neurochemicals
Nutrition
Sleep
Sunlight & Circadian Rhythms
Psycho-logical
Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Coping Skills
Cognitive Restructuring
Social
Improving self-esteem and your relationship with self
Improving relationships with healthy, supportive others
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6. What is Anxiety
Anxiety is half of the “Fight or Flight Response”
It is an excitatory response
It’s function is to protect you from danger
It can become a problem when it is
Overgeneralized
Overly intense/uncontrollable
Constant due to brain injury
Like depression, it can be caused by excess
serotonin Serotonin: A Common Neurobiologic Substrate in Anxiety and Depression. EISON,
MICHAEL S. PhD
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7. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety
Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms can vary. They
may include:
Persistent worrying or obsession about small or large concerns
that's out of proportion to the impact of the event
Inability to set aside or let go of a worry
Inability to relax, restlessness, and feeling keyed up or on edge
Difficulty concentrating, or the feeling that your mind "goes blank"
Distress about making decisions for fear of making the wrong
decision
Carrying every option in a situation all the way out to its possible
negative conclusion
Difficulty handling uncertainty or indecisiveness
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8. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety
Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms can vary.
They may include:
Physical signs and symptoms may include:
Fatigue
Irritability
Muscle tension or muscle aches
Trembling, feeling twitchy
Being easily startled
Trouble sleeping
Sweating
Nausea, diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome
Headaches
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9. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety (Kids)
Excessive worry about:
Performance at school or sporting events
Being on time (punctuality)
Earthquakes, nuclear war or other catastrophic events
A child or teen with GAD may also:
Feel overly anxious to fit in
Be a perfectionist
Lack confidence
Strive for approval
Require a lot of reassurance about performance
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10. Biological Interventions
Your body thinks there is a threat. Figure out why
Supportive Care
Create a sleep routine
Helps the brain and body rebalance
Can help repair adrenal fatigue
Improves energy level
Nutrition
Minimize caffeine and other stimulants
Try to prevent spikes (and drops) in blood sugar
Drink enough water
Medication
SSRIs/SNRIs
Benzodiazepines
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11. Biological Interventions
Supportive Care cont…
Sunlight
Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in some mood
issues
Sunlight prompts the skin to tell the brain to produce
neurotransmitters
Sunlight sets circadian rhythms which impact the release
of serotonin, melatonin and GABA
Exercise
Studies have shown that exercise can have a relaxing
effect. Start slowly.
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12. Psychological Interventions
Basic Fears
Failure
Rejection/Isolation
Loss of Control
The Unknown
Mindfulness & Acceptance
Observation | Acceptance | Labeling and Letting Go
Identify trigger thoughts
Distress Tolerance: It isn’t always about controlling
your anxiety
Distract don’t react
Use distancing techniques
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13. Psychological Interventions
Relaxation Skills
What is relaxation…
Diaphragmatic breathing
Combat breathing
Meditation
Cued Progressive Muscular Relaxation
Self-Esteem
Real vs. Ideal Self
Compassionate self talk
Spotlighting strengths & acceptance of imperfections
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14. Psychological Interventions
Cognitive Restructuring
Address irrational thoughts and cognitive distortions
Reframe challenges in terms of current strengths (not
past weaknesses)
Create an attitude of gratitude and optimism
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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15. Psychological Interventions
Recreation and Relaxation
There will always be stuff you could do…
Make a list of fun things
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16. Social Interventions
Improve your relationship with yourself
Identify your needs and wants
Be your own best friend
Internal vs. external validation
Be compassionate
Develop healthy, supportive relationships
Learn about boundaries
Develop assertiveness skills
Describe the ideal healthy, supportive relationship
Separate the ideals from the reals
Identify who that is, or where that could be found
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17. Resources from New Harbinger
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These books represent a wide array of ways to deal with anxiety.
My favorite authors are Matthew McKay and Edmund Bourne, but I tend to be
more cognitive behavioral in my approach
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18. Apply It
Identify 3 ways you could have used this information in
the past week.
What was the situation?
What did you do?
How effective was that for you?
Short term
Long Term
If you would have had this new information, what could you
have done differently?
How would that have changed the outcome?
How can you start integrating this knowledge into your routine
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19. Summary
Anxiety is a natural emotion that serves a survival
function
Excessive anxiety can develop from
Lack of sleep
Nutritional problems
Neurochemical imbalances
Failure to develop adequate copings skills
Cognitive distortions
Low self-esteem/a need for external validation
Recovery involves
Improving health behaviors
Identifying and building on current coping strategies
Addressing cognitive distortions
Developing a healthy, supportive relationship with self and others
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