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Cognitive therapy for performance anxiety.

Thomas L Rodebaugh¹, Dianne L Chambless

¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Journal of Clinical Psychology

|July 9, 2004

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Cognitive therapy helps performance anxiety by changing negative thoughts and beliefs about performance situations. This approach, rooted in cognitive theory, involves identifying and challenging anxious thoughts through exposure therapy.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Background:

Performance anxiety significantly impacts individuals in various settings.
Cognitive theory posits that maladaptive thoughts and beliefs maintain psychological distress.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the core components of cognitive therapy for performance anxiety.
To illustrate its application using a case study for social phobia.

Main Methods:

Focus on cognitive restructuring: identifying and disputing anxiety-provoking thoughts.
Incorporation of exposure therapy to test and challenge feared performance situations.
Detailed case study analysis of a client treated for social phobia-related performance fears.

Main Results:

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Clients can develop more realistic perspectives on performance tasks.

Challenging maladaptive beliefs leads to reduced anxiety.

The cognitive therapy protocol effectively addresses performance fears.

Conclusions:

Cognitive therapy offers a structured approach to managing performance anxiety.
Modifying cognitive appraisals is key to alleviating performance-related distress.
The presented techniques are applicable and effective in clinical settings.