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"I Can't Stop Worrying

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"I can't stop worrying. I worry all the time. It seems so pointless, but there must be a reason," a client tells his or her therapist. Draw on (1) research comparing worry among people with generalized anxiety disorders with worry among normal controls and (2) the cognitive avoidance model of generalized anxiety disorder to suggest what the therapist might tell the client with respect to worry.


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Learning Disability

A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written, which may manifest as an inability to read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.

Cognitive Disability

A limitation in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, affecting learning, communication, and independent living.

Physical Disability

A limitation on a person’s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina.

Intelligence Quotient

A numerical measure of a person's cognitive abilities in relation to their age group.

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