Next, the treatment will move into problem-solving training where the clinician will address Trina’s problem orientation, this includes educating Trina on the identification strategies to enhance problem recognition, problem perception, and problem appraisal. The clinician will then teach Trina how to define her problems in an explicit and distinct way and make goals that are realistic and achievable. Then, together with her clinician, Trina will come up with a solution and apply it to a particular problem, later monitoring the effectiveness of the solution. Trina will be told to move forward with every stage of the problem-solving training, even if she has doubts about the outcome. This will help in dealing with her fears and aversion towards uncertainty. During this problem-solving training, the clinician can suggest to Trina several adaptive …show more content…
In Trina’s case, it is strongly believed that cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) should be used in treating her. CBT is known to be the most effective form of treatment for those with GAD in the long term, and although anti-anxiety medications are powerful and almost-immediate in relieving anxiety, it is not advised as a long term relief as the side effects could be more detrimental, considering Trina’s existing sleep difficulties and irritability (Gillespie, 2016). Based on a review on scientific literature, the results of CBT treatment showed that almost half of patients with GAD who were treated with CBT showed a positive clinical response to the treatment (Gillespie, 2016; Dugas & Ladouceur, 2000; Schultz, Gotto & Rapaport, 2005). CBT helps individuals to break free from negative cognitive thought cycles that end up influencing their behaviours and emotions, which is what happens in individuals suffering from GAD and other forms of