Real Therapist Fake Therapy #2: Anxiety Psychoeducation

What is anxiety? What does anxiety do to us? Why do we experience anxiety? Find out in this session of Real Therapist Fake Therapy.

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Topics discussed:
* What is anxiety?
* Anxiety psychoeducation
* Fight or flight response
* Freeze response
* Tend and befriend

Learn more:
* The Evolution of Anxiety: Why We Worry and What to Do About It:
* Everyday anxiety versus anxiety disorders:
* Tend and Befriend: Biobehavioral Bases of Affiliation Under Stress:

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