The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution
Also known as The Anxiety and Worry Workbook, Anxiety and Worry Workbook, The Anxiety and Worry Workbook, Second Edition
David A. Clark and Aaron Beck's CBT self-help workbook for anxiety, worry and panic
At a glance
What it argues
What scares us is often mundane, You cope better than you think, Reappraise, then face it
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When anxiety helps, Recovery-oriented CBT (CT-R), Ten chapters …
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Alyssa, an anxious mother, Odd patterns of fear, Worksheet 3.1
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Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders, The Efficacy of CBT: A Review of Meta-analyses, The Happiness Trap
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David A. Clark, Aaron Beck and 2 others
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- Anxiety becomes a problem when we read ordinary situations as threats and lose faith in our ability to cope.
- The book teaches you to spot triggers, question the thoughts and beliefs behind the fear, and face feared situations step by step.
- It starts from the mild anxiety you already handle well, as a base to build on.
- Separate chapters cover worry, panic and social anxiety.
Why it matters
- For anyone with anxiety who wants a structured CBT programme to work through alone or alongside therapy; for a learner, it shows Beck's model turned into worksheets a client actually fills in.
Key facts
- Authors
- David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck1
- Published
- 2012; second edition 20231
- Publisher
- Guilford Press1
- Pages
- 356 (second edition)1
- ISBN
- 9781462546169 (second edition, paperback); 9781606239186 (first edition)1
- Audience
- People seeking relief from anxiety; the publisher points professionals to a clinical reference instead1
- Second edition adds
- Evaluation exercises, updated material on panic and social anxiety, troubleshooting tips1
What it argues
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What scares us is often mundane2
Anxiety is often triggered by routine parts of life rather than the biggest real threats, so its pattern can seem a mystery.
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You cope better than you think2
Most people with an anxiety problem remember only severe episodes and forget how often they handle mild anxiety; the book starts from those strengths.
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Reappraise, then face it1
Readers learn to identify triggers, challenge the thoughts and beliefs that lead to distress, and safely face feared situations.
Key ideas
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When anxiety helps2
Mild anxiety before a presentation or a medical result can focus attention and improve performance.
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Recovery-oriented CBT (CT-R)2
The second edition frames anxiety work around what is best about you and the pursuit of valued goals.
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Ten chapters1
From "When Anxiety Is Helpful" through "Transform Your Anxious Mind" and "Curb Anxious Behavior" to worry, panic and social anxiety.
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Worksheets you can print1
Exercises and worksheets run through every chapter, with extra copies downloadable.
Examples from the book
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Alyssa, an anxious mother2
After long fertility treatment and two children, a capable 44-year-old develops constant fears of abduction, illness and car accidents.
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Odd patterns of fear2
A pilot dreads flying as a commercial passenger but flies a small plane calmly; a client fears swallowing food but does stand-up comedy.
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Worksheet 3.12
A checklist of anxiety triggers across work, finances, social life, health and family, rated from a little to severe anxiety.
Read next
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Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders
Beck's 1976 theory of anxiety and the other emotional disorders behind this workbook.
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The Efficacy of CBT: A Review of Meta-analyses
Anxiety disorders are where it found the strongest support for CBT.
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An acceptance-based alternative: stop fighting anxious thoughts rather than disputing them.
Connections
Links
Sources
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