Join Katie Fracalanza, PhD, as she explains the Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) theory and how research based on IU informs therapy practices that can help calm worry and anxiety. Dr. Fracalanza describes cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) [...]
Objective: Although previous studies have demonstrated the association between social anxiety symptom severity and the tendency to appraise positive social events negatively among individuals with social anxiety disorder, no study has examined mediators of this [...]
Hoarding disorder (HD) is marked by difficulty discarding possessions. Many refuse treatment or drop out, which may be due to treatment's incorporation of in-home decluttering, which is feared and avoided. Thus, strategies to prepare patients for [...]
The present chapter reviews the evidence for current generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) treatments and their theories, and classifies them according to David and Montgomery’s new evaluative framework for evidence-based psychotherapies. This rubric classifies psychotherapies into [...]
Said the people-pleaser who did everything for everyone at all times... Did you know? People-pleasers experience more anger than the average person. Why is this? Because people-pleasers do more in relationships than the average [...]
I’ve got a key tip that will help the other person will hear you out all while minimizing conflict. Tip: Use “I language” instead of “you language.” “I language” involves framing the request from your [...]
Did you know? You can build up your ability to say no and be assertive. It is not something that some people are born with, and others "don't have." It is a practice. It is a [...]
What’s a simple way to reduce people-pleasing that you could start today? The skill of adding a PAUSE before you say yes to things. Adding a pause is a simple, yet extraordinarily effective way [...]
Do you experience more sadness or feeling low than you would like? It might be related to people-pleasing. Some of the early psychological research from the 1980s described two overarching personality tendencies that were [...]
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and evidence-based therapies for high-functioning professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area.