Evaluate cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety by considering causes, symptom change, meta-analysis evidence, time demands, access and comparison with drug therapies.
Lucy lost her job six months ago and has started to have difficulty sleeping. She finds that her heart rate increases when she is faced with new situations.
Lucy has been trying to find another job, but when she attends interviews she struggles to concentrate and cannot focus on the questions being asked. Lucy visited a doctor who diagnosed her with an anxiety disorder and stress.
Describe how cognitive behavioural therapy could be used to help Lucy with her anxiety disorder.
AO2 (3 marks)
Credit up to three marks for accurate description in relation to scenario.
For example:
- A therapist will help Lucy to understand how her faulty and
negative thought processes may have led her to struggle with new
situations (1). The therapist can then help Lucy identify any
maladaptive thoughts she has about her abilities in employment
and work (1) and then enable her to develop alternative behaviour
responses to her thoughts to help her regain concentration and
focus when she is being interviewed (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
Generic answers score 0 marks.
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