Module 5: Safety Behaviours
Overview
This CBT handout from the Centre for Clinical Interventions defines safety behaviors as subtle avoidance tactics used to prevent feared outcomes in social situations. It explains how these behaviors maintain anxiety by preventing clients from testing their negative predictions, using examples like wearing headphones to avoid interaction. The resource is designed for individuals managing social anxiety and includes sections on identifying and dropping these behaviors through behavioral experiments.
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@misc{allodium:1f81e7157e784b7b,
title = {Module 5: Safety Behaviours},
organization = {Centre for Clinical Interventions},
url = {https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Stepping-out-of-Social-Anxiety/Stepping-out-of-Social-Anxiety---Module-5---Safety-Behaviours.pdf}
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TY - GEN TI - Module 5: Safety Behaviours PB - Centre for Clinical Interventions UR - https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Stepping-out-of-Social-Anxiety/Stepping-out-of-Social-Anxiety---Module-5---Safety-Behaviours.pdf ER -
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Module 5: Safety Behaviours. (n.d.). Centre for Clinical Interventions. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Stepping-out-of-Social-Anxiety/Stepping-out-of-Social-Anxiety---Module-5---Safety-Behaviours.pdf
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