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Course in Psychology: Treatment for Anxiety and Panic

Master practical psychological tools for anxiety with CBT techniques, breathing and mindfulness to reduce panic attacks, change catastrophic thoughts, and regain sleep and control. Certified, practical, progressive course that restores emotional well being and clinical autonomy.

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Course in Psychology: Treatment for Anxiety and Panic

Do you live with a racing heart, looping thoughts, or a constant fear that something bad will happen? Anxiety is not just being nervous, it is a defense mechanism that has become dysregulated, affecting your sleep, work, and peace of mind. You do not have to live like this, you can learn to manage it without relying solely on medication.

This course is your practical guide to understanding and dismantling anxiety. We will teach you the effective psychological tools, focused on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 'CBT'. You will learn to identify and challenge catastrophic thoughts that feed panic and to change avoidance patterns that keep anxiety alive.

We will work not only on the mind but also on the body. You will master breathing and relaxation techniques proven to deactivate the physical anxiety response in real time. We will explore mindfulness for anxiety, learning to observe your thoughts without being controlled by them, and we will give you coping strategies for specific situations.

We address social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder 'GAD', and how to manage panic attacks. This program will give you a self care and emotional regulation plan to reduce stress. By the end you will have tools to recover emotional well being and manage your mental health with confidence.

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What will you learn in this course?

  • 🧠 To understand what anxiety is, its causes, and how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works to treat it.
  • 🛑 Effective strategies to identify and stop a panic attack before it escalates, regaining control.
  • 🧘‍♀️ Breathing techniques and progressive muscle relaxation to reduce the physical tension of stress and anxiety.
  • ✨ How to apply Mindfulness for anxiety, learning to observe your thoughts without judging them and reducing mental noise.
  • 🗣️ Specific tools for managing social anxiety and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
  • 🌿 How to create your own self-care plan and coping strategies to build resilience and emotional well-being.

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The course syllabus includes:

👨🏻‍🏫 20 Topics
▽ TOPIC 1: PSYCHOLOGY TREATMENT OF ANXIETY
12 Lessons00:45:04
Distinguish anxiety, fear and stress, recognize symptoms and worries, and use practical strategies to manage them, change childhood patterns, reduce social anxiety, boost self-esteem and decide about medication

▶ 1.1. Conceptualization of anxiety

You will learn what anxiety is, its physical and cognitive symptoms, why it can be adaptive, how it differs from fear, and when its intensity or duration makes it a problem.

02:58

▶ 1.2. Fundamental differences between anxiety, fear and stress

Identify the differences between fear, anxiety, and stress: causes, duration, bodily responses, and how to choose appropriate coping strategies.

04:20

▶ 1.3. Worry. Definition and cognitive function

Discover what worry is, when it helps or harms, and basic strategies to recognize and manage it before it becomes chronic anxiety.

03:46

▶ 1.4. Social and personal relevance of concern

Identify and manage excessive worry: effects on personal life, relationships and performance, its role in anxiety disorders, and key strategies to address it from mental health and social perspectives.

03:48

▶ 1.5. Prevalence and common contents of concern

Learn about the prevalence of worry, common triggers, when it becomes problematic, and the role of anxiolytic use.

03:42

▶ 1.6. Childhood origins of worry and anxiety

Discover how childhood experiences and parenting styles cause anxiety in adulthood and which strategies can help you recognize and change those patterns.

03:45

▶ 1.7. Shyness and early social anxiety. Personal experiences

Recognize how shyness and social anxiety originate in childhood and learn practical steps to ease nerves, improve conversations, and build confidence in social situations.

04:03

▶ 1.8. Psychological factors that promote anxiety

You will identify how perfectionism and fragile self-esteem fuel anxiety and learn practical strategies to cultivate self-compassion, accept mistakes and strengthen your self-esteem.

04:04

▶ 1.9. Prevalence of unhappiness and antidepressant use

Identify when anxiety and depression require supervised medication and how it supports work on underlying causes with psychotherapy.

03:13

▶ 1.10. The paradox of unhappiness in societies with material well-being

Identify why anxiety persists despite material progress and learn psychological strategies to regain emotional well being

03:49

▶ 1.11. Personal responsibility and coping with the past

Understand that the past influences but does not determine you, listen to and manage anxiety with self compassion, take responsibility for change, and practice a positive focus to build greater well being.

03:48

▶ 1.12. The tendency to complain and negativity as a social pattern

You will identify how complaining and negativity, fueled by anxiety, distort perception and learn strategies to break the habit and improve well-being and relationships.

03:48

▽ TOPIC 2: UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF ANXIETY
10 Lessons00:44:12
You will learn why anxiety and fear are adaptive responses, when they become maladaptive, and how, with CBT, interoceptive exposure and psychoeducation, to restructure thoughts, reduce avoidance and regulate stress.

▶ 2.1. Adaptive function of anxiety and fear

Identify why anxiety and fear are adaptive responses, how they work cognitively, physiologically and behaviorally, and when they become maladaptive.

03:26

▶ 2.2. The fight or flight response and the autonomic nervous system

Discover how the fight or flight response is triggered, what physiological changes it causes, and why it fuels anxiety.

04:04

▶ 2.3. Cognitive symptoms of anxiety: thoughts and beliefs

Identify and challenge automatic thoughts, cognitive distortions, and beliefs that maintain anxiety by applying basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to reduce their impact.

04:19

▶ 2.4. Physiological symptoms of anxiety. The bodily response

Detect and understand the physical symptoms of anxiety, how the autonomic nervous system generates them, and learn psychoeducational and interoceptive exposure strategies to reduce fear and manage distress.

04:18

▶ 2.5. Behavioral symptoms of anxiety

How to identify and modify behaviors that maintain anxiety, such as avoidance, safety seeking, procrastination and compulsive rituals.

04:18

▶ 2.6. The vicious circle of anxiety. Interaction of components

Identify and break the anxiety vicious cycle: recognize triggers, reframe thoughts, manage sensations, and reduce avoidance.

04:51

▶ 2.7. Role of avoidance and safety behaviors

Discover why avoidance and safety behaviors perpetuate anxiety and how to identify and reduce them to regain control and improve coping.

04:32

▶ 2.8. Definitions and perceptions of stress

You will learn what stress is and how it differs from anxiety, how your appraisal and personality traits affect its intensity, and what shifts in interpretation can reduce its impact.

05:29

▶ 2.9. Cognitive appraisal and stress triggers

You will identify how your interpretation of events and triggers tied to past memories generate stress, and you will learn to use meditation to let go of those memories and better regulate your emotions.

03:53

▶ 2.10. Eustress vs. Distress and the burnout phenomenon

Learn how to tell eustress from distress, examples, short term physical and mental effects, and what happens when stress becomes chronic.

05:02

▽ TOPIC 3: TYPES OF ANXIETY DISORDERS AND THEIR EVALUATION
11 Lessons00:46:36
Differentiate adaptive anxiety from disorder, identify GAD, panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific and social phobias, OCD and PTSD, learn diagnostic criteria, assessment with interviews and tests, and treatments CBT and ERP

▶ 3.1. General criteria. From normal anxiety to disorder

Identify when anxiety stops being adaptive and learn the clinical criteria that define a disorder: intensity, duration, distress, functional interference and loss of control.

03:38

▶ 3.2. Generalized anxiety disorder (Gad). Characteristics

Learn what Generalized Anxiety Disorder is, its symptoms and diagnostic criteria, how it differs from phobias and panic, and treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy that help.

04:01

▶ 3.3. Panic attacks: symptoms and distinction from heart problems

You will identify panic attack symptoms, distinguish them from heart attack chest pain, and know when to go to the ER.

03:57

▶ 3.4. Panic disorder. Definition and diagnostic criteria

In this video you will learn to identify Panic Disorder: recurrent unexpected attacks, anticipatory fear, behavioral changes, and diagnostic and treatment criteria.

04:04

▶ 3.5. Agoraphobia. Fear and avoidance of spaces

Recognizing agoraphobia: symptoms and feared situations, connection to panic, and exposure and cognitive restructuring techniques to reduce avoidance and restore daily life.

04:00

▶ 3.6. Specific phobias. Intense and delimited fears

Recognize what specific phobias are, their types and diagnostic criteria, how they affect life, and why exposure therapy is the treatment of choice.

04:20

▶ 3.7. Social anxiety disorder (Social phobia). Fear of evaluation

You will recognize symptoms and criteria of social anxiety, understand its impact, and learn basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to reduce avoidance and manage anxiety.

04:02

▶ 3.8. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (Ocd). Obsessions and compulsions

Recognize what OCD is, identify obsessions and compulsions with examples, understand diagnostic criteria, and learn about ERP therapy and treatment options.

04:47

▶ 3.9. Posttraumatic stress disorder (Ptsd). Aftereffects of trauma

You will learn the diagnostic criteria, key symptoms, and treatment options for PTSD after traumatic exposure.

05:11

▶ 3.10. Relevance of assessment and self-knowledge in anxiety

How to conduct a comprehensive anxiety assessment, foster self-awareness, establish a baseline, and measure progress to design a personalized treatment plan.

03:51

▶ 3.11. Methods and instruments for assessing anxiety

How to assess anxiety using interviews, standardized questionnaires and self-monitoring to identify symptoms, triggers and guide treatment

04:45

▽ TOPIC 4: FUNDAMENTALS OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT [CBT] FOR ANXIETY
4 Lessons00:17:19
Identify and change thoughts and beliefs that maintain anxiety, understand the thought-emotion-behavior cycle, and apply CBT techniques such as exposures, relaxation, and collaborative therapeutic plans with follow-up.

▶ 4.1. Cognitive model of anxiety. The role of thoughts

You will identify and change automatic thoughts and beliefs that sustain anxiety, understand the cycle among thought, emotion and behavior, and use CBT techniques to reduce it.

03:53

▶ 4.2. Key components of cognitive-behavioral therapy (Cbt)

How to use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reduce anxiety: understand it, identify and change negative thoughts, practice exposure, use relaxation techniques, build skills and prevent relapse.

04:32

▶ 4.3. The therapeutic alliance as the basis of treatment

Learn about the therapeutic alliance in CBT: what it is, its three components bond, agreement on goals and tasks, and how to strengthen it to improve adherence and outcomes

04:29

▶ 4.4. Definition of goals and treatment plan

How to set clear therapeutic goals and create a collaborative CBT treatment plan for anxiety, using cognitive and behavioral techniques, homework, and progress monitoring.

04:25

▽ TOPIC 5: COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING: MODIFYING ANXIOUS THOUGHTS
9 Lessons00:38:56
Master detecting and restructuring automatic thoughts that feed anxiety: identify distortions, use Socratic questioning, create evidence-based alternatives and design behavioral experiments.

▶ 5.1. What are automatic thoughts and how do they arise?

How to identify and challenge negative automatic thoughts that fuel anxiety to lessen their emotional impact.

03:47

▶ 5.2. Techniques for identifying anxious thoughts

You will identify negative automatic thoughts that cause anxiety and learn to record them, challenge them with key questions, and recognize emotional cues so you can change them.

04:14

▶ 5.3. Cognitive distortions. Catastrophizing and magnification

Recognize and challenge catastrophizing, magnification, and minimization to reduce anxiety and build a more balanced and realistic perspective.

04:09

▶ 5.4. Cognitive distortions. Dichotomous thinking

Identify and correct black-and-white thinking and overgeneralization to recognize nuances, avoid absolute conclusions, and reduce anxiety through cognitive restructuring strategies.

03:56

▶ 5.5. Cognitive distortions. Mental filter, mind reading

Identify mental filtering, mind reading, and personalization, and learn to recognize them and reduce their impact to lower anxiety and improve your relationships.

04:06

▶ 5.6. Cognitive distortions. Fallacies and shoulds

You will detect and change thinking fallacies and should statements to reduce guilt and anxiety, loosen expectations, and turn rigid demands into more realistic preferences

04:39

▶ 5.7. Socratic debate and the search for evidence

How to use Socratic questioning to challenge automatic thoughts, evaluate evidence and distortions, develop more realistic interpretations, and reduce the emotional burden of anxiety

04:21

▶ 5.8. Generation of realistic alternative thoughts

How to create believable, evidence-based alternative thoughts to reduce distress and promote more adaptive responses to negative automatic thoughts

04:43

▶ 5.9. Behavioral experiments to test anxious beliefs

You will design and carry out behavioral experiments to test anxious beliefs in real life, compare predictions with outcomes, and adjust your beliefs based on the evidence.

05:01

▽ TOPIC 6: RELAXATION TECHNIQUES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ANXIETY
7 Lessons00:30:23
Activate the relaxation response with diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, visualizations and mindfulness to reduce anxiety, steady breathing, improve sleep and manage stress.

▶ 6.1. The mind-body connection and the relaxation response

Activate the relaxation response to reduce anxiety: practical techniques like diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and visualization to calm the body and mind.

04:21

▶ 6.2. Fundamentals and technique of deep breathing

Master diaphragmatic breathing to reduce anxiety: posture, hand placement, slow abdominal inhalation, pause, and controlled exhalation to trigger the relaxation response.

04:10

▶ 6.3. Guided practice and application of deep breathing

You will master diaphragmatic breathing with guided practices to reduce anxiety, regulate breathing rate, and apply the technique daily to manage stress.

03:58

▶ 6.4. Progressive muscle relaxation. Principles and procedure

Practice Progressive Muscle Relaxation: learn to tense and relax muscle groups, distinguish tension from relaxation, and reduce anxiety and stress

04:35

▶ 6.5. Adaptations and practice of progressive muscle relaxation

Master adaptable, safe Progressive Muscle Relaxation by grouping muscles, creating a daily routine, and using brief versions to relax whenever you want

04:10

▶ 6.6. Visualization and guided imagery as relaxation techniques

Create and use guided visualizations to build multisensory mental scenes that reduce stress, manage pain, improve sleep, and prepare for stressful situations.

04:40

▶ 6.7. Meditation and mindfulness as relaxation tools

How to use meditation and mindfulness to reduce anxiety, train attention, accept thoughts without judgment, and trigger the relaxation response in daily life.

04:29

▽ TOPIC 7: GRADUAL EXPOSURE. FACING FEARS
9 Lessons00:37:55
You will design and deliver gradual live, imagined, and interoceptive exposures to reduce phobias, remove safety behaviors, measure anxiety with SUDS, and achieve habituation and disconfirmation of catastrophic beliefs.

▶ 7.1. Fundamentals and principles of exposure therapy

How to apply exposure therapy step by step to reduce phobias, overcome avoidance, and build confidence when facing feared situations.

03:57

▶ 7.2. The role of habituation and fear extinction

How exposure therapy reduces anxiety through habituation and extinction: prolonged, repeated exposure that weakens learned fear and prevents safety behaviors

04:12

▶ 7.3. Identification of feared situations for exposure

Precisely identify situations, objects and sensations that trigger your anxiety, then rank them by intensity to create gradual, effective exposures.

03:41

▶ 7.4. Development of a graded anxiety scale (Suds)

You will create an exposure hierarchy and learn to use the SUDS or USA scale to rank feared situations, measure anxiety, and gradually progress in exposure therapy.

04:28

▶ 7.5. Live exposure. Direct confrontation of feared situations

How to apply in vivo exposure step by step: build a gradual hierarchy, extend and repeat sessions, and avoid safety behaviors to reduce anxiety about real-life fears.

04:10

▶ 7.6. Imagined exposure. Visualizing coping

How to use imaginal exposure to face and process feared memories or thoughts, reduce anxiety through guided visualizations, and practice at home before live exposure.

04:14

▶ 7.7. Interoceptive exposure. Coping with feared physical sensations

Use interoceptive exposure to elicit physical sensations in a safe setting, reduce anxiety through habituation, and challenge catastrophic beliefs about bodily reactions.

04:32

▶ 7.8. Guidelines for effective presentation

Design and implement gradual, repeated exposures to achieve within-session and between-session habituation, avoid safety behaviors, disconfirm catastrophic beliefs, and generalize anxiety reduction.

04:13

▶ 7.9. The role of safety behaviors and their elimination

Identify and gradually eliminate safety behaviors that maintain anxiety to enable effective exposure and produce lasting fear reduction.

04:28

▽ TOPIC 8: MINDFULNESS AND ACCEPTANCE IN THE TREATMENT OF ANXIETY
4 Lessons00:15:29
Master mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to anchor attention, accept and defuse anxious thoughts, reduce internal struggle, and act on your values with greater psychological flexibility.

▶ 8.1. Mindfulness of the present moment without judgment

How to use mindfulness to anchor attention in the present, accept thoughts and sensations without judgment, and reduce anxiety through formal practice and everyday activities.

03:31

▶ 8.2. Acceptance of anxious thoughts and emotions

Master mindfulness techniques to accept and observe anxious thoughts and feelings without reacting, reduce inner struggle, and choose mindful responses instead of being swept away by anxiety.

03:33

▶ 8.3. Act principles: defusion, acceptance, present, values, and action

Apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to increase psychological flexibility through acceptance, cognitive defusion, mindfulness, the observing self, values and committed action

04:07

▶ 8.4. Application of act in anxiety management

How to use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to stop fighting anxiety: defusion techniques, emotional acceptance, and values-guided action to live with meaning even when anxiety arises

04:18

▽ TOPIC 9: DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND ASSERTIVENESS
6 Lessons00:25:38
Overcome social anxiety and master practical social skills: communicate clearly with an appropriate tone, assertively state boundaries and needs, listen with empathy, and handle criticism without aggression.

▶ 9.1. Impact of anxiety on social relationships

How to identify and overcome social anxiety to reduce avoidance, improve communication, increase assertiveness and restore the quality of your relationships.

03:39 🔒

▶ 9.2. Essential components of social skills

How to develop social skills: express ideas clearly and in an appropriate tone, use effective nonverbal communication, and practice active, empathetic listening.

04:32 🔒

▶ 9.3. Social skills training techniques

Master key social skills through explanation, modeling, rehearsal with role play, feedback, reinforcement, and assignments to apply learning in real situations.

04:22 🔒

▶ 9.4. Assertiveness. Definition and distinction from other communication styles

You will express your opinions, needs and boundaries clearly and respectfully by saying no, asking for what you need, and handling criticism without aggression

04:00 🔒

▶ 9.5. Assertive techniques for expressing opinions and needs

Practical techniques to express opinions and set boundaries with respect and firmness: broken record, fogging, negative assertion, negative questioning, I messages and seeking compromises

04:36 🔒

▶ 9.6. Assertive handling of criticism

Handle criticism assertively: listen without interrupting, ask for clear examples, acknowledge valid points, admit mistakes and offer solutions, and distinguish constructive from destructive criticism

04:29 🔒

▽ TOPIC 10: STRESS MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
6 Lessons00:25:30
You will manage stress by identifying stressors, planning solutions, rehearsing responses, improving sleep, exercise and diet, and using organization and time management techniques.

▶ 10.1. Stressor identification and proactive planning

You will identify your stressors and learn to plan steps, anticipate obstacles, prepare resources, and mentally rehearse responses to reduce and control the impact of stress

03:30 🔒

▶ 10.2. Application of problem-solving techniques

How to apply a step by step method to define problems, generate and evaluate solutions, plan their implementation, and reduce associated anxiety.

04:06 🔒

▶ 10.3. The impact of physical exercise on anxiety

How regular exercise reduces anxiety: physiological and psychological mechanisms and practical tips to incorporate moderate activity that improves mood, sleep and tolerance to anxious sensations.

04:11 🔒

▶ 10.4. Balanced diet and its relationship with anxious mood

Discover how diet and key nutrients affect anxiety and practical changes to adopt to improve your emotional wellbeing

04:39 🔒

▶ 10.5. Sleep hygiene as a strategy to reduce anxiety

How to improve sleep to reduce anxiety: keep a regular schedule, create a conducive environment, follow a relaxing bedtime routine, avoid stimulants and screens, and address worries before sleep.

04:51 🔒

▶ 10.6. Time management and stress reduction techniques

Master techniques to organize tasks, manage time with Pomodoro, break down projects, say no, and tidy your environment to reduce deadline stress and boost productivity.

04:13 🔒

▽ TOPIC 11: SPECIFIC APPROACH TO PANIC DISORDER
9 Lessons00:38:43
You will recognize panic attacks, their causes and the fear of fear cycle, apply cognitive restructuring, interoceptive and in vivo exposures, diaphragmatic breathing, and safely combine therapy with supervised medication

▶ 11.1. Nature of panic attacks: symptoms and triggers

Learn what a panic attack is, its key symptoms, causes and risk factors to recognize it and act in time.

03:42 🔒

▶ 11.2. [fear of fear] cycle in panic disorder

You will learn how the fear of fear cycle develops in panic disorder, why catastrophic interpretations and avoidance sustain it, and where to begin to break the cycle.

04:31 🔒

▶ 11.3. Psychoeducation on panic and its treatment

Learn what panic attacks are, how the fear of fear cycle works, and the basics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: restructuring, interoceptive and in vivo exposures, and anxiety management techniques.

04:13 🔒

▶ 11.4. Cognitive restructuring of catastrophic interpretations

Identify and question catastrophic thoughts about panic sensations and replace them with realistic interpretations tested through exposure exercises.

04:11 🔒

▶ 11.5. Interoceptive exposure to feared physical sensations

How to use interoceptive exposure to safely evoke feared physical sensations, tolerate them until habituation, and reduce fear and panic attacks.

04:36 🔒

▶ 11.6. Live exposure to agoraphobic situations (If applicable)

Step by step design and application of in vivo exposure for agoraphobia: create a hierarchy, expose gradually, remove safety behaviors and restore confidence.

04:33 🔒

▶ 11.7. Breathing management techniques for panic

How to use diaphragmatic breathing to reduce hyperventilation, calm physiological arousal during a panic attack, and practice an effective breathing rhythm to regain control.

04:19 🔒

▶ 11.8. Types of medication for panic disorder and their function

You will identify how SSRIs, SNRIs and benzodiazepines work, when to use them, onset of action, benefits and risks in the treatment of Panic Disorder.

04:22 🔒

▶ 11.9. Importance of supervision

How to combine supervised medication and cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce panic attacks, manage anxiety, and develop durable skills to safely taper medication under medical supervision.

04:16 🔒

▽ TOPIC 12: SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT OF PHOBIAS AND SOCIAL ANXIETY
5 Lessons00:21:05
You will design and implement gradual exposures and relaxation techniques to reduce phobias and social anxiety, challenge automatic thoughts, and improve social skills and assertiveness.

▶ 12.1. Gradual exposure as the primary technique for specific phobias

How to face and overcome a phobia through gradual exposure, a fear hierarchy, and repeated practice until anxiety is reduced and avoidance is broken

03:52 🔒

▶ 12.2. Systematic desensitization in the treatment of phobias

Reduce phobias with systematic desensitization: relaxation techniques, building an anxiety hierarchy and gradual exposure in imagination or in real life

04:17 🔒

▶ 12.3. Identifying thoughts and fears in social anxiety

You will identify and challenge automatic thoughts and beliefs that fuel social anxiety, using self-monitoring logs to reduce fear of being evaluated and to improve your social skills.

04:13 🔒

▶ 12.4. Gradual exposure to feared social situations

Design and implementation of gradual exposure for social anxiety: build a hierarchy of situations, confront them without safety behaviors, and boost confidence and social skills.

04:24 🔒

▶ 12.5. Social skills and assertiveness training

Practical techniques to improve your social skills and assertiveness: starting conversations, giving and receiving compliments, and saying no confidently.

04:19 🔒

▽ TOPIC 13: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES
12 Lessons00:55:40
Master practical techniques to identify and solve problems, reduce anxiety crises with breathing and anchors, combine medication and therapy, restructure beliefs and regulate emotions step by step.

▶ 13.1. Problem-solving therapy for anxiety

Practical techniques to identify, define, and solve everyday problems step by step, reduce anxiety, and increase your sense of control

04:29 🔒

▶ 13.2. Application of rapid relaxation in everyday situations

Use quick relaxation techniques like brief diaphragmatic breathing, selective muscle tension, sighing, and short mindfulness moments to reduce anxiety in seconds

04:11 🔒

▶ 13.3. General considerations on anxiolytic and antidepressant medication

Learn which medications are used for anxiety, how they work, differences between benzodiazepines and antidepressants, effects and risks, and why selection and follow up must be supervised by a doctor

04:33 🔒

▶ 13.4. Importance of the combination of pharmacotherapy and psychological therapy

How to combine medication and cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety: roles of each approach, benefits, side effects, and criteria for deciding with your medical team

04:34 🔒

▶ 13.5. Identifying and managing emotional triggers

Identify your emotional triggers and apply practical techniques such as mindfulness, breathing, cognitive restructuring, gradual exposure, and boundaries to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

05:00 🔒

▶ 13.6. Changing limiting beliefs (Table leg method)

You will identify and dismantle a limiting belief using the Table Legs Method to create and anchor a new empowering belief with real evidence and emotional motivation.

05:30 🔒

▶ 13.7. Discovering the root causes of emotions

Identify the root causes of your emotions, recognize their hidden benefits, and use the Five Whys technique to change emotional patterns for lasting change.

04:55 🔒

▶ 13.8. Recovering personal power (Locus of control)

Reclaim your personal power to reduce anxiety and stress by identifying what you can control within your circle of influence and developing a more internal, balanced locus of control

03:54 🔒

▶ 13.9. Managing emotional momentum

You will identify levels of emotional impulse and apply concrete strategies to stop mild, moderate, or intense anxiety at any moment.

04:31 🔒

▶ 13.10. Nlp techniques for emotional regulation in anxiety

Master NLP techniques to reduce anxiety: recode mental images, redirect emotional energy, transform your inner dialogue and anchor states of calm.

05:15 🔒

▶ 13.11. Quick tools for moments of anxiety overwhelm

Manage anxiety spikes with brief techniques: 4-to-8 breathing and a physiological sigh, hand on heart, refocus attention on something positive, and use an anchor word to remind yourself it is temporary.

04:09 🔒

▶ 13.12. Shifting perspective and reframing for anxiety

Master techniques to reframe anxiety: use gratitude, seek lessons, observe and question thoughts, and apply curiosity to reduce its emotional impact.

04:39 🔒

▽ TOPIC 14: RELAPSE PREVENTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WELL-BEING
5 Lessons00:20:25
You will identify triggers and early signs of anxiety, create and practice a plan with cognitive, behavioral and physical strategies, adopt healthy habits, and know when to seek professional help

▶ 14.1. Recognition of triggers and initial symptoms of relapse

You will recognize internal and external triggers and early warning signs, such as changes in thoughts, emotions, physical symptoms and behaviors, to anticipate anxiety and apply preventive strategies

03:53 🔒

▶ 14.2. Developing strategies to manage future anxiety situations

You will design and practice an individualized coping plan with cognitive, behavioral, and physiological strategies to prevent anxiety relapses.

04:23 🔒

▶ 14.3. Regular practice of learned maintenance techniques

How to sustain progress against anxiety by practicing and adapting techniques like breathing, cognitive restructuring, and mindfulness to prevent relapse and make them part of everyday life

03:56 🔒

▶ 14.4. Importance of a long-term healthy lifestyle

How to adopt exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress management habits to prevent anxiety relapse and improve long term wellbeing

03:58 🔒

▶ 14.5. Seeking additional support and resources when necessary

You will learn to recognize when you need professional support and which options and signs to consider to prevent relapses and protect your mental health.

04:15 🔒

▽ TOPIC 15: INTEGRATION AND PRACTICAL CASES
4 Lessons00:18:13
Master CBT techniques to reduce worry and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, manage panic attacks and agoraphobia, overcome social anxiety, and create a self care plan to prevent relapse.

▶ 15.1. Case study. Generalized anxiety disorder (Gad)

How to apply CBT techniques to treat GAD: psychoeducation, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, exposure to uncertainty, problem solving and mindfulness to reduce worry and symptoms.

04:39 🔒

▶ 15.2. Case study. Panic disorder with agoraphobia

How to apply CBT to manage panic attacks and agoraphobia, including psychoeducation, diaphragmatic breathing, cognitive restructuring, and interoceptive and in vivo exposures.

04:25 🔒

▶ 15.3. Case study. Social anxiety disorder

Reduce social anxiety by learning to challenge negative thoughts, practicing social skills, and using gradual exposures and coping techniques to increase confidence and participation.

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▶ 15.4. Tools for creating a personalized self-care plan

Create a personalized self-care plan to manage anxiety independently using cognitive-behavioral techniques, relaxation, healthy habits, social support and relapse prevention strategies.

04:31 🔒

▽ TOPIC 16: SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-COMPASSION AND THEIR LINK TO ANXIETY
4 Lessons00:12:40
Break the cycle of low self-esteem and anxiety by learning unconditional self-acceptance, self-compassion, and mindfulness to reduce self-criticism, build resilience, and connect without shame.

▶ 16.1. Relationship between fragile self-esteem and anxiety

How to identify and break the cycle between low self-esteem and anxiety and build unconditional self-acceptance to reduce anxiety vulnerability.

02:57 🔒

▶ 16.2. Introduction to self-compassion

Discover how to practice self-compassion: self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness to reduce self-criticism and manage anxiety with greater resilience.

02:40 🔒

▶ 16.3. Practices to cultivate self-kindness

How to cultivate self-kindness: notice and soften your inner critic, practice small self-care acts, and write with self-compassion to soothe and better support yourself.

03:32 🔒

▶ 16.4. Recognizing common humanity in anxious suffering

You will learn to see anxiety as part of the human experience to reduce shame, break isolation, and connect with others through self-compassion.

03:31 🔒

▽ TOPIC 17: ADVANCED STRESS MANAGEMENT AND BURNOUT PREVENTION
4 Lessons00:17:40
You will detect eustress and distress, understand the influence of anxiety, recognize stages and signs of burnout, and apply practical coping, recovery, and self care strategies

▶ 17.1. Differentiating between eustress and distress: their impact on anxiety

Distinguish eustress and distress, understand how they influence anxiety, and learn practical strategies to manage them.

04:25 🔒

▶ 17.2. The stress-burnout continuum: identifying stages

Identify the stages of burnout and recognize early signs such as fatigue, cynicism and reduced effectiveness to act early and prevent breakdown.

04:29 🔒

▶ 17.3. Advanced chronic stress management strategies

Manage chronic stress by reframing problems, using active coping, regulating emotions with mindfulness, expressing feelings, setting boundaries and strengthening your support network.

04:32 🔒

▶ 17.4. Promoting recovery and personal energy

How to avoid burnout by recognizing signs of exhaustion and applying recovery strategies such as rest, boundaries, sleep, exercise, mindfulness and social support

04:14 🔒

▽ TOPIC 18: ANXIETY IN SPECIFIC CONTEXTS AND COPING STRATEGIES
3 Lessons00:13:27
Master CBT techniques to manage health anxiety and test anxiety, tolerate uncertainty, reduce checking, clarify values, and live with more meaning and purpose.

▶ 18.1. Characteristics of health anxiety and management strategies

You will identify health anxiety and use CBT techniques to challenge catastrophic thoughts, reduce checking behaviors, and tolerate uncertainty about bodily sensations.

04:14 🔒

▶ 18.2. Coping with existential anxiety: the search for meaning

How to recognize and face existential anxiety, clarify values, create meaning and apply practical strategies to live with more authenticity and purpose.

04:26 🔒

▶ 18.3. Managing anxiety during exams or performance evaluations

Practical strategies to manage exam anxiety: recognize anxious thoughts, use breathing and relaxation techniques, reframe beliefs, plan study sessions, and manage test day.

04:47 🔒

▽ TOPIC 19: NEUROBIOLOGICAL BASES AND ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO ANXIETY
4 Lessons00:19:27
Identify how brain circuits and neurotransmitters produce anxiety, how psychotropic drugs and therapies work, examples, uses, risks, and research updates.

▶ 19.1. Brain circuits involved in anxiety

You will identify how the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex generate and regulate anxiety and why treatments target those circuits.

04:19 🔒

▶ 19.2. Key neurotransmitters in the anxiety experience

Discover how imbalances in GABA, serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine and other chemical messengers cause anxiety and how drugs such as benzodiazepines, SSRIs or beta blockers modulate those systems.

04:56 🔒

▶ 19.3. Modulation of neurochemical systems by psychotropic drugs in anxiety

You will identify types of psychotropic medications for anxiety, their mechanisms of action, common examples, when to use them, and risks such as dependence and side effects.

05:12 🔒

▶ 19.4. New frontiers in the treatment of anxiety

Discover the latest directions in anxiety research: biomarkers and neuroimaging, neuromodulation, novel drugs, digital therapies, and preventive approaches for more personalized treatments

05:00 🔒

▽ TOPIC 20: DOWNLOAD PDF DOCUMENTATION
1 Lessons00:00:00

📥 20.1. Download syllabus in pdf

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Psychology Course Details for Treating Anxiety

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This introductory module will allow you to clarify your concerns and understand the structure of the course, facilitating an informed decision before moving forward with full registration for the training.

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You must pass the assessments for all modules. This is how we validate the quality of our teaching.

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The need for people trained in mental health, especially in addressing anxiety, is increasing in areas such as healthcare, education, community, and work. Having the skills to recognize symptoms and provide timely help is essential to promoting healthier environments and preventing chronic discomfort.

This course will provide you with practical tools to understand, address, and support those living with anxiety, strengthening their coping skills and promoting a better quality of life.

The knowledge you acquire can be applied to your personal development as well as in volunteer activities, family support, or professional intervention, expanding your skills in an area of ​​high social demand.

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Frequently asked questions about Psychology Anxiety

What exactly is anxiety and how can I identify it?

Anxiety is the body's natural response to situations perceived as threatening or stressful.

It manifests through physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, muscle tension, and breathing difficulties, cognitive symptoms such as negative thoughts and difficulty concentrating, and emotional symptoms such as fear, irritability, and a sense of imminent danger.

Identifying these symptoms is the first step toward understanding and managing anxiety effectively.

How can I tell the difference between normal anxiety and an anxiety disorder?

It is normal to experience anxiety in stressful situations, such as before an exam or a job interview. However, when anxiety is constant, intense, and negatively affects daily life, it may be an anxiety disorder.

Anxiety disorders include conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, and social anxiety disorder.

A specialized course can help recognize these disorders and offer strategies for managing them.

What techniques are taught in the courses to manage anxiety?

Anxiety courses typically include techniques based on cognitive behavioral therapy, such as identifying and restructuring negative thoughts, gradual exposure to feared situations, and training in coping skills.

Relaxation methods are also taught, such as deep breathing, meditation, and mindfulness, which help reduce the physical and emotional symptoms of anxiety.

Is it necessary to have prior knowledge to take a course on anxiety?

It is not necessary to have prior training in psychology or mental health to take a course on anxiety. These courses are designed to be accessible to anyone interested in understanding and managing anxiety, whether for their personal benefit or to support others.

The content is presented in a clear, practical way, making it easy to apply in everyday life.

How can a course on anxiety help me in my daily life?

A course on anxiety provides practical tools to identify and manage symptoms of anxiety, improve the stress response, and promote emotional well being.

By applying the strategies learned, it is possible to reduce the interference of anxiety in everyday activities, improve interpersonal relationships, and increase overall quality of life.

Additionally, these courses can empower people to take an active role in their mental and emotional health.

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