Coping with anxiety and worry

Author of the course. Certified Career Transition Management Consultant and Career Development Specialist. Certified Personnel Assessment Consultant (Saville Assessment Professional Waves, OnTarget Solutions). 15+ years in recruitment and personnel consulting. 10+ years in job search support programs. 250+ seminars and consultations on job search and career management.

Neuropsychologist, training specialist, co-founder of the Be smart and CogA projects, whose task is to transform complex ideas from neuroscience, cognitive science and psychology into accessible techniques for developing the brain and improving quality of life.

Understand Anxiety
Get to know the types of anxiety and worry in different areas of life: personal relationships, health and work, when interacting with other people. You will learn how they manifest themselves at different levels: bodily, cognitive, affective and behavioral. Learn to notice and better understand your symptoms of anxiety.

Types of Anxiety Disorders
Learn about the different types of anxiety disorders: panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety and phobias. You will learn how to recognize them and what ways to work with them.

Accept what is beyond your control
Identify your strategies for managing anxiety. Assess their impact on your life in the short and long term. Analyze which strategies are useful for you and which ones you would like to change.

Anxious thoughts
Learn to notice automatic anxious thoughts and understand how they affect your emotional state. Learn about common cognitive distortions associated with anxiety. Learn techniques to help you cope with anxious thoughts.

Coping with panic
Consider the physical symptoms of anxiety and determine how they affect your thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Learn about panic attacks and ways to cope with them. Master breathing and muscle relaxation techniques.

Handle difficult emotions
Get to know the skills of acceptance and begin to use them in your daily life. You will learn how to accept and withstand difficult emotions: fear, anxiety, panic, worry.

Act despite anxiety
You will understand how to act despite worry and anxiety. Make a list of situations that you avoid due to anxiety and fear, and learn to cope with them. Learn exposure therapy techniques that will help you live in accordance with your values.

Final module
Summarize the course. Find out what conditions you may encounter after training.