The Different Approaches to Anxiety
Fortunately, there's a wide range of approaches to anxiety, which is really great, since such a wide spectrum of anxiety exists across so many different people.
Generally, treatments fall into three categories: Cognitive, Biological, and Psychodynamic. Some newer therapies have crossover between all three types.
Like anything, each approach has pros and cons. It's helpful to become familiar with these different approaches, since each unique individual may be resonate with a certain therapy and be more effective for them.
Use the chart below as a reference guide to the various approaches. The Anxious Personality Framework uses a coaching model that has elements of all three approaches, combined with a heavy emphasis on spirituality.
This is a new "fourth approach" that is the psychospiritual approach.
Generally, treatments fall into three categories: Cognitive, Biological, and Psychodynamic. Some newer therapies have crossover between all three types.
Like anything, each approach has pros and cons. It's helpful to become familiar with these different approaches, since each unique individual may be resonate with a certain therapy and be more effective for them.
Use the chart below as a reference guide to the various approaches. The Anxious Personality Framework uses a coaching model that has elements of all three approaches, combined with a heavy emphasis on spirituality.
This is a new "fourth approach" that is the psychospiritual approach.
The Fourth Approach:
The Psycho-Spiritual Approach
The "psycho-spiritual approach" emphasizes psychodynamics but pulls in the dimension of spiritual reconnection.
While other approaches see anxiety as a product of thought patterns or chemical imbalance, the psychospiritual approach views anxiety as a product of an essential disconnection with inner strength and power.
This leaves a "hole" in which one feels deficient and fearful, as if they don't have something required to engage properly in the world.
Generally, this occurs when the environment we grew up in didn't adequately support that connection.
From this perspective, anxiety is a sign that we need to regain our knowing of essential spiritual qualities of basic trust and security.
While other approaches see anxiety as a product of thought patterns or chemical imbalance, the psychospiritual approach views anxiety as a product of an essential disconnection with inner strength and power.
This leaves a "hole" in which one feels deficient and fearful, as if they don't have something required to engage properly in the world.
Generally, this occurs when the environment we grew up in didn't adequately support that connection.
From this perspective, anxiety is a sign that we need to regain our knowing of essential spiritual qualities of basic trust and security.
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Different anxiety approaches compared to The Anxious Personality Framework
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