Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective and Schema Therapy in a Case Study on Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Jorge Alberto Velásquez Castrillón, Nicolás Estiven Muñoz Sosa, Juliana Valentina Marín López

Affiliation: Grancolombiano Polytechnic University, Medellín, Colombia

Keywords: Generalized Anxiety, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Panic Attack, Self-Schemas, Coping Strategies

Categories: Medicine

DOI: 10.17160/josha.11.4.993

Languages: Spanish, Castilian

This article presents a theoretical and practical intervention aimed at demonstrating the intervention process from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, through a clinical case study of a 36-year-old patient whose reason for consultation was suffering a panic attack, because of her Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In the development of the evaluative process, a variety of tools were used, including semi-structured interviews, the IDARE questionnaire, the YSQ, and therapeutic activities. A treatment plan was designed, which focused on a group of techniques and tasks that allowed to show that cognitive-behavioral therapy was effective in reducing the patient's initial distress as the initial symptoms decreased, confidence increased, and more adaptive coping strategies were acquired, improving her interpersonal relationships.

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