A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case study
George, a 23-year-old Greek student, was referred by a psychiatrist for treatment to a University Counseling Centre in Athens. He was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and specific phobia situational type. He was complaining of panic attacks and severe symptoms of anxiety. These symptoms were t...
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| description | George, a 23-year-old Greek student, was referred by a psychiatrist for treatment to a University Counseling Centre in Athens. He was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and specific phobia situational type. He was complaining of panic attacks and severe symptoms of anxiety. These symptoms were triggered when in certain social situations and also when travelling by plane, driving a car and visiting tall buildings or high places. His symptoms lead him to avoid finding himself in such situations, to the point that it had affected his daily life. George was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and with specific phobia, situational type (in this case acrophobia) and was given 20 individual sessions of cognitive-behavior therapy. Following therapy, and follow-up occurring one month post treatment, George no longer met the criteria for social phobia and symptoms leading to acrophobia were reduced. He demonstrated improvements in many areas including driving a car in and out of Athens and visiting tall buildings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abdb53753c494a11a4e17563d1bbed032022-12-21T23:31:39ZengOpen Medical PublishingHealth Psychology Research2281-20752420-81242014-10-012310.4081/hpr.2014.16033936A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case studyGeorge D. Tsitsas0Antonia A. Paschali1Counseling Center, Harokopio University; Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensCounseling Center, Harokopio University; Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGeorge, a 23-year-old Greek student, was referred by a psychiatrist for treatment to a University Counseling Centre in Athens. He was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and specific phobia situational type. He was complaining of panic attacks and severe symptoms of anxiety. These symptoms were triggered when in certain social situations and also when travelling by plane, driving a car and visiting tall buildings or high places. His symptoms lead him to avoid finding himself in such situations, to the point that it had affected his daily life. George was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and with specific phobia, situational type (in this case acrophobia) and was given 20 individual sessions of cognitive-behavior therapy. Following therapy, and follow-up occurring one month post treatment, George no longer met the criteria for social phobia and symptoms leading to acrophobia were reduced. He demonstrated improvements in many areas including driving a car in and out of Athens and visiting tall buildings.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/1603social phobia, specific phobia situational type, high places, cognitive behavior therapy |
| spellingShingle | George D. Tsitsas Antonia A. Paschali A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case study Health Psychology Research social phobia, specific phobia situational type, high places, cognitive behavior therapy |
| title | A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case study |
| title_full | A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case study |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case study |
| title_short | A cognitive-behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia, case study |
| title_sort | cognitive behavior therapy applied to a social anxiety disorder and a specific phobia case study |
| topic | social phobia, specific phobia situational type, high places, cognitive behavior therapy |
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