10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Anxious and What You Can Do to Change It

Name: 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Anxious and What You Can Do to Change It
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ISBN: 9780393705560

ISBN-10: 0393705560

ISBN-13: 9780393705560

Edition: 2008

Authors: Margaret Wehrenberg

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A strategy-filled handbook to understand, manage, and conquer your own stress. Anxiety disordersgrouped into three main categories: panic, generalized anxiety, and social anxietyare among the most common and pervasive mental health complaints. From the subtlest effect of sweaty palms during a work presentation to the more severe symptom of reclusion, anxiety casts a wide net. Medication, once considered the treatment of choice, is losing favor as more and more sufferers complain of unpleasant side effects and its temporary, quick-fix nature. Now, thanks to a flood of fresh neurobiology research and insights into the anatomy of the anxious brain, effective, practical strategies have…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.92" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice and a popular public speaker. She is the author of The Anxious Brain, The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques, and The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: What You Can Do About Your Anxious Brain



Understanding Your Brain



How Your Brain Makes You Anxious



Managing Your Brain With Medication



Managing the Anxious Body



Technique #1: Change Your Intake



Technique #2: Breathe



Technique #3: Practice Mindfulness With Shifting Awareness



Technique #4: Relax



Managing the Anxious Mind



Technique #5: Stop Catastrophizing



Technique #6: Stop Anxious Thoughts



Technique #7: Contain Your Worry



Technique #8: Talk Yourself Into Changing Behavior



Managing Anxious Behavior



Technique #9: Control TMA (Too Much Activity)



Technique #10: Implement a Plan and Practice


Recommended Reading & Resources


References


Index