Social Anxiety Formulation Diagram and Example 2

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MOYA CBT GUIDE

Social anxiety formulation


A REAL EXAMPLE

Situation
Going to acolleague's
leaving do in a pub

Beliefs Activated
I am weird, I am weak, others are judgemental
memories of previous stressful work dos

Current social threat


Everyone is going to stare at me. I won't know what to
say. They will see I am anxious and think I am strange

Self as
social
object
Image of self with thick
dry tongue stuck to
roof of mouth unable
to speak

Safety Behaviours Anxiety


Avoided eye contact Hot
sat near door heart racing
kept drinking shaky
distracted self on phone dry mouth
rehearsed what to say
mentally monitored body
and voice

*Based on Clark and Well's (1995)

WWW.MOYACBT.CO.UK cognitive model of social anxiety. Diagram


shared with permission from David Clark HELEN@MOYACBT.CO.UK
MOYA CBT GUIDE

Situation

Beliefs Activated

Current social threat

Self as
social
object

Safety Behaviours Anxiety

*Based on Clark and Well's (1995)

WWW.MOYACBT.CO.UK cognitive model of social anxiety. Diagram


shared with permission from David Clark HELEN@MOYACBT.CO.UK

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