Module 3: What Keeps Health Anxiety Going?
Overview
This CBT handout from the Centre for Clinical Interventions explains the mechanisms that trigger and maintain health anxiety, targeting clients seeking to understand their condition. It categorizes triggers into internal bodily sensations and external environmental events, while also detailing maintenance factors such as unhelpful thinking patterns, checking behaviors, and avoidance strategies. The resource includes a worksheet designed to help individuals identify how these elements interact to perpetuate their anxiety.
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@misc{allodium:ae63babc0780440f,
title = {Module 3: What Keeps Health Anxiety Going?},
organization = {Centre for Clinical Interventions},
url = {https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Helping-Health-Anxiety/Helping-Health-Anxiety---03---What-Keeps-Health-Anxiety-Going.pdf}
}RIS
TY - GEN TI - Module 3: What Keeps Health Anxiety Going? PB - Centre for Clinical Interventions UR - https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Helping-Health-Anxiety/Helping-Health-Anxiety---03---What-Keeps-Health-Anxiety-Going.pdf ER -
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Module 3: What Keeps Health Anxiety Going?. (n.d.). Centre for Clinical Interventions. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Helping-Health-Anxiety/Helping-Health-Anxiety---03---What-Keeps-Health-Anxiety-Going.pdf
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