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This descriptive research aims at comparing the efficacy of the cognitive behavior therapy with relaxation therapy in reducing symptom of general anxiety disorder and stress. It is obvious that CBT and RT are so important in reducing the symptom of GND as well as stress. The main reasons of stress and general anxiety disorder are beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes. Further, irrational thoughts and CBT which are based on negative thoughts and beliefs can be effective in treatment of stress. This article seeks to concentrate and analyze the effectiveness of CBT and RT on the decreased symptom of GND and stress. In other word, there is a significant relationship between all these factors.
Keywords: cognitive behavior therapy, relaxation therapy, stress, general anxiety disorder
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety at one time or another. Although Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry, Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense dangerwhether it's real or imaginedthe body's defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the "fight-or-flight-or-freeze" reaction, or the stress response. The difference between them is that stress is a response to a threat in a situation. Anxiety is a reaction to the stress. Whether in good times or bad, most people say that stress interferes at least moderately with their lives. Chronic stress can affect your health, causing symptoms from headaches, high blood pressure, and chest pain to heart palpitations, skin rashes, and loss of sleep.
Different people can think differently about the same event. The way in which we think about an event influences how we feel and how we act. What we do affects how we feel and think. The individual, who deals with an upcoming exam by putting off his studies until the last minute, is likely to experience more distress on the day of the exam than an individual who has studied well in advance.
There are many techniques to reduce stress and the progression through the Psychosomatic Model. For example, there are relaxation techniques such as Meditation, Progressive Neuromuscular Relaxation, exercise, biofeedback, and Selective Awareness, just to name a few.
Stress
Stress is defined as a perceived...