Eric Fisher
In addition to the use of biofeedback mechanisms as interventional tools for reducing stress & anxiety, increasing the efforts aimed towards managing & minimizing the stressors that lead to those aversive emotional feelings of apprehension, helplessness, and a sense of threatened selfhood (Stuart 2013) are important preventative strategies to implement for stress reduction. “Stress” occurs from prolonged exposure to stressor elements such as external/internal threatening situations or unpleasant experiences. In response to threatening situations, the feeling of the emotion that constitutes the subjective feature of “anxiety” is accompanied by emotional stress, which involves behavioral, expressive and psychophysiological features, such as an avoidance of …show more content…
Prolonged or chronic exposure to stressors for an extended unspecified period time can result in anxiety disorders, which can significantly impair ones cognitive functioning .Various techniques and interventions have been clinically successful in reducing stressors that ultimately leads to a decreased feeling of anxiety. In the article, “A Psychoeducational School-Based Group Intervention for Socially Anxious Children,” author Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos amongst other researchers investigated the impact of a psychoeducational group for anxiety that aimed its interventions at cognitive restructuring, anxiety management techniques, and social skills training to reduce anxiety. This study consisted of 40 participants over an 8-week psychoeducational program and empirically identified risk factors for anxiety disorders.. Despite the high societal burden of anxiety disorders, preventative interventions and the few existing programs have yielded mixed results (Lau & Rapee, 2011), suggesting that there is room to enhance effectiveness of anxiety management. It is essential to identify and target specific risk factors or stressors that influence the onset of
In addition to the use of biofeedback mechanisms as interventional tools for reducing stress & anxiety, increasing the efforts aimed towards managing & minimizing the stressors that lead to those aversive emotional feelings of apprehension, helplessness, and a sense of threatened selfhood (Stuart 2013) are important preventative strategies to implement for stress reduction. “Stress” occurs from prolonged exposure to stressor elements such as external/internal threatening situations or unpleasant experiences. In response to threatening situations, the feeling of the emotion that constitutes the subjective feature of “anxiety” is accompanied by emotional stress, which involves behavioral, expressive and psychophysiological features, such as an avoidance of …show more content…
Prolonged or chronic exposure to stressors for an extended unspecified period time can result in anxiety disorders, which can significantly impair ones cognitive functioning .Various techniques and interventions have been clinically successful in reducing stressors that ultimately leads to a decreased feeling of anxiety. In the article, “A Psychoeducational School-Based Group Intervention for Socially Anxious Children,” author Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos amongst other researchers investigated the impact of a psychoeducational group for anxiety that aimed its interventions at cognitive restructuring, anxiety management techniques, and social skills training to reduce anxiety. This study consisted of 40 participants over an 8-week psychoeducational program and empirically identified risk factors for anxiety disorders.. Despite the high societal burden of anxiety disorders, preventative interventions and the few existing programs have yielded mixed results (Lau & Rapee, 2011), suggesting that there is room to enhance effectiveness of anxiety management. It is essential to identify and target specific risk factors or stressors that influence the onset of