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Health anxiety

3 techniques · 1 approach
CBT
Cognitive Rehearsal
Cognitive Rehearsal
Mental rehearsal of a difficult situation before it occurs. The client imagines the situation, practices coping thoughts and planned behavio…
CBT
Decatastrophizing
Decatastrophizing
Work with catastrophizing by following the feared scenario through to the end. The therapist does not deny that something bad could happen; …
CBT
Systematic Desensitization
Systematic Desensitization
A gentler exposure method combining relaxation with gradual imagined contact with feared situations. The client first learns relaxation, the…
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