Why do I keep worrying?

This worksheet is designed to help young people understand the perpetuating factors that maintain their worry. Specifically, it facilitates discussions around positive and negative beliefs about worry, along with avoidance behaviours and their role in reinforcing and sustaining anxious thoughts.

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Why do I keep worrying?

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Why do I keep worrying?

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References and Further Reading

  • Sexton, K.A. and Dugas, M.J. (2008b) ‘An investigation of factors associated with cognitive avoidance in worry’, Cognitive Therapy and Research, 33(2), pp. 150–162. doi:10.1007/s10608-007-9177-3.
  • Davey, G.C.L. and Meeten, F. (2016) ‘The perseverative worry about: A review of cognitive, affective and motivational factors that contribute to worry perseveration’, Biological Psychology, 121, pp. 233–243. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.04.003.
  • Donovan, C.L. et al. (2017a) ‘Thinking about worry: Investigation of the cognitive components of worry in children’, Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, pp. 230–237. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.061.
  • Penney, A. M., Mazmanian, D., & Rudanycz, C. (2013). Comparing positive and negative beliefs about worry in predicting generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 45(1), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027623.
  • Dugas,M., & Robichaud, M. (2007) Cognitive-behavioural treatment for generalized anxiety disorder. New York. Routledge.