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Anxiety Awareness Diploma Course - Accredited by the Complimentary Medical Council (The CMA)

Anxiety is one of the biggest mental health conditions experienced by thousands of British citizens every year. While anxiety helps us evaluate our responses to dangers and threats, it can turn into a problem when it becomes the norm rather than the exception. The anxiety awareness course is designed to promote awareness regarding the nature of anxiety, the causes, symptoms and treatments.

Self-awareness plays a crucial role in helping us understand our fears, insecurities and beliefs. In addition, anxiety awareness also empowers you to help loved ones. The causes, signs and treatments explained in the Anxiety Awareness Course will help you understand the condition in its entirety.

What you will learn in the Anxiety Awareness Course

The nature of anxiety and why we feel anxious about different events. You will understand how anxiety can help motivate and spur you on to achieve and how a chronic problem can deplete your self-confidence

There are a lot of connections between modern day lifestyles and anxiety disorders. The fast pace, job pressures and frantic socialising can trigger perennial bouts of anxiety. You will learn to identify common triggers

There are several causes of anxiety, including psychological, physiological or personal reasons. The treatment for anxiety will vary depending on the cause.

Different types of anxiety disorders, including panic attacks, GERD, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

The different effects of anxiety, including psychological, emotional and physical effects. You will learn how anxiety can progress from a mild and sporadic condition to a chronic or acute condition. You will also learn about the different ways in which anxiety can manifest itself in physical ways

The causes, symptoms and treatments for GERD or Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Causes, symptoms and treatments for panic attacks
The causes, signs and treatments for social anxiety as well as anxiety at work

How to care for a loved one who suffers from anxiety
Psychological therapy (CBT) and different medications to manage anxiety

Alternative treatments for anxiety, including mindfulness practices, yoga, meditation and counselling. You will also learn about how hypnosis can help people help themselves


Benefits of taking the Anxiety Awareness Diploma course
Increasing our awareness about anxiety, its causes and effects helps to understand people who suffer from the condition

Whether it is for yourself or a loved one, you will be in a better position to identify triggers and manage the condition better

Understanding the nature and effects of anxiety prevents us from trivialising the harrowing experience of another person; we are able to appreciate what they are going through

By learning how to manage anxiety, you can help yourself and others live a happier, peaceful and more fulfilling life


Course Modules/Lessons

Module 1: Understanding Anxiety, its Impact on our Lives and Research into Anxiety Disorders
Understanding anxiety;
An overview of anxiety and its relevance in our lives;
A definition of anxiety;
A comparison between anxiety and stress;

Module 2 : External Causes of Anxiety
External and environmental causes;
Anxiety due to past trauma and grief;
Work related anxiety and coping strategies;
Sleep deprivation and consumption of stimulants;

Module 3 : Inherited Causes of Anxiety, Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety
How genes can increase predisposition to anxiety;
Neurotransmitters, brain activity and their connection to anxiety;
How to distinguish between natural worry and anxiety;
Physical symptoms of anxiety;

Module 4 : Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural Causes of Anxiety; Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Cognitive anxiety symptoms (mood and thought disorders);
Affective and behavioural anxiety symptoms (emotions, behaviours);


Module 5 : OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Definition and explanation of OCD and its impact on our lives;
Common examples of obsessions and compulsions;
OCD spectrum disorders and their connection to OCD;
Facts about OCD and its causes;

Module 6 : Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
What are panic attacks and what is agoraphobia?
Causes of, symptoms of and treatment for panic attacks;
Panic attacks and agoraphobia;
The physiology of a panic attack - what happens in our body?

Module 7 : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Definition of PTSD;
Brief history of PTSD diagnosis and treatment;
Types of PTSD symptoms;
Re-experiencing, avoidance, aggression;

Module 8 : Social Anxiety Disorder
What is social anxiety disorder, and how does it differ from shyness?
The difference between shyness and social anxiety;


Module 9 : Anxiety Therapies and Treatments (Part I)
Definition of a phobia and common types of phobias;
Definition of exposure response prevention therapy;


Module 10 : Anxiety Therapies and Treatments (Part II); Anxiety Centres in the UK
  تحديث بتاريخ 08 July, 2018