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Anxiety Disorders Toolkit
Information and Resources for Effective Self-Management of Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
PILOT VERSION | OCTOBER 2003

BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information

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Anxiety Disorders Toolkit: Information and Resources for Effective Self-Management of Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders © 2003, BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information(links and contact information revised 2006)

Prepared by Sarah Newth, PhD Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia Funded by the Provincial Health Services Authority, British Columbia, Canada The BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information brings together seven leading provincial mental health and addictions non-profit agencies. The agencies are working together because theyrecognize that people need to have access to quality information on mental health and substance use issues. The BC Partners want to promote information and tools backed by high-quality research that can help people and families living with mental health and addictions issues live productive, fulfilling lives. The seven agencies making up the BC Partners include the Anxiety Disorders Association ofBC, BC Schizophrenia Society, Canadian Mental Health Association’s BC Division, Centre for Addictions Research of BC, FORCE Society for Kids’ Mental Health Care, Jessie’s Hope Society, and Mood Disorders Association of BC. These organizations are well respected in the field and have regional networks throughout the province. Funding is provided by the Provincial Health Services Authority.www.heretohelp.bc.ca

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Introduction Why do we need a toolkit for anxiety disorders? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How do I use this toolkit? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclaimer . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Module One: Background 6 What is anxiety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What are common symptoms of anxiety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Emotions (Howwe feel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Body responses (How our bodies react). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Thoughts (What goes through our mind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Behaviours (How we respond). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What are panic attacks?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How is normal anxiety different from an anxiety disorder?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 How common are anxiety disorders? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .10 What do anxiety disorders all have in common? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 How are anxiety disorders different from depression?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How are anxiety disorders different from stress?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 What are risk factors for developing ananxiety disorder? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Genetic predisposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 An existing anxiety disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Perfectionism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....