Don't Worry Be Happy? Understanding the Nature of Worry and Anxiety Provided Courtesy of Dr. Rami Nader, R.Psych. (www.raminader.com) 1 Dr. Rami Nader, R.Psych. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) ◦ Chronic, excessive, difficult to control worry accompanied by a variety of physical and cognitive symptoms ◦ 5% of the population will experience GAD at some point in their life; 3% in any given year (5100 people on the North Shore at this moment) Low Worry High Worry GAD Worriers
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Don't Worry Be Happy? Understanding the Nature of Worry and Anxiety
Provided Courtesy of Dr. Rami Nader, R.Psych. (www.raminader.com) 1
Dr. Rami Nader, R.Psych.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)◦ Chronic, excessive, difficult to control worry
accompanied by a variety of physical and cognitive symptoms◦ 5% of the population will experience GAD at some
point in their life; 3% in any given year (5100 people on the North Shore at this moment)
Low Worry
HighWorry
GAD
Worriers
Don't Worry Be Happy? Understanding the Nature of Worry and Anxiety
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A thought process – a collection of thoughts or doubts which occur together
Related to future negative events Accompanied by anxiety Worry and anxiety are NOT the same
thing
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Trigger
What if?
Worry
Anxiety
What if?What if?
What if?What if?
What if?
Demoralization/Exhaustion
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The more tired or demoralized, the easier it is to come up with “What if” questions.
Not recognizing worry Ineffective worry management
techniques (e.g., keeping yourself really busy)
The role of uncertainty
Trigger
What if?
Worry
Anxiety
Demoralization/Exhaustion
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Like a psychological allergy A lens through which the world is
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Negative Outcome
Neutral Outcome
Positive Outcome
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Intolerant of
Uncertainty
Uncertainty in the World
Avoiding doing certain things, finding imaginary obstacles or “reasons” not to do certain things, procrastinating.
Wanting to do everything yourself, not delegating tasks to other people
Only partially committing to a relationship, job or a project
Doing too many things at once
Looking for a lot of information before proceeding to do something
Second guessing decisions that have already been made
Reassurance seeking Double checking things Overprotecting others
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Decreased confidence Decreased efficiency Perfectionism Interpersonal difficulties and conflict Passive in relationships Little spontaneity in life Control “freak”
Trigger
What if?
Worry
Anxiety
Demoralization/Exhaustion
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Beliefs About Worry
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Worrying helps find solutions to problems
Worrying motivates to get things done Worry prepares me for the worst and
protects me from negative emotions Worry can prevent negative outcomes Worry is a positive personality
characteristic
Problems can be a big worry trigger People who tend to worry a lot do not
tend to engage in problem-solving to deal with problems.
This is NOT due to a lack or problem solving skills.
Due to Negative Problem Orientation (NPO)
I hate problems I shouldn’t have problems Other people don’t have problems the
way I do I’m no good at solving problems My problems aren’t going to work out Problems are bad/threatening
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