COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN ANXIETY DISORDER: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

In this case report, the treatment process that we administered to a 16-year-old client with
generalized anxiety disorder according to DSM-V diagnostic criteria and accompanying diagnoses
with social phobia and panic disorder symptoms with cognitive behavioral therapy method is
discussed. The client describes himself as a person who is constantly restless, anxious and always
trying to be perfect since primary school. The counselee stated that he went to the psychiatry
service with the guidance of his counselor during his high school years and was diagnosed with
anxiety disorder. Our client, who stated that she did not want to use medication, therefore refused
the treatment. He lived with the thought that it would pass, but during the last lecture, he
experienced symptoms such as sudden sweating, trembling, dizziness, fainting, and darkening of his
eyes. Thereupon, the client reported that he applied to our center to receive treatment. First of all, a
list of problems was prepared with the client, and the treatment process was progressed depending
on the problem list. First, the psychoeducation process was completed by giving detailed
information about the panic disorder, and then the intellectual and behavioral stages were started.
As a result of the psychoeducation and techniques we have carried out on panic disorder, significant
progress has been made in the client. Afterwards, generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia
were handled by adhering to the cognitive behavioral therapy school, and as a result of the sessions
we conducted, the client's awareness of his illness increased intellectually and behaviorally, and
showed significant signs of improvement. It has been observed that the effect on the pathologies of
our client, which we conducted with cognitive behavioral therapy, is both behavioral and
intellectual.