Transcript 1. The Many Faces and Challenges of Treating The Anxious

The Many Faces and Challenges of
Treating The Anxious Patient
•Happy and Willing
•Agitated and Resistant
•Tired and Hopeless
•Manic and Unpredictable
•Depressed and Anxious
•Angry and Blaming
2. Biological Anxiety
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Medical Exam
Medications
Family History
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3. Psychological Anxiety
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Trauma
Stress
Fatigue
Fear
Guilt
Phobias
Perfectionism
4. Complicated Anxiety
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Medical Problems
Cognitive Disharmony
Family of Origin
Unresolved Issues
Unreconciled Feelings
Unfulfilled Dreams
5. Strategy
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Build Connection
Med. Exam Referral
PMHI
Genogram or PHP
Testing
6. Treatment
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EMDR
CBT
CID
AAR
4 Basic Resiliency Skills
7 Common Resiliency Tasks
7. The Final Word
• Anxiety at its best is easily diagnosed, treated and managed.
• Anxiety at its worst is complicated, resistant, difficult to
diagnose and treat.
• The attitude and compliance level of the patient has direct
correlation with successful treatment of their anxiety.
• We need to take a power projection approach and attitude
toward anxiety and the anxious patient.
– Medical
– Support Groups
– Psycho Educational Programs
Therapy
Process Groups
Support Systems