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Anxiety, Worry, Panic, and Stress Management

The Struggle Switch by Russ Harris, Ph.D.

How to Make Stress Your Friend by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.

The Noise in My Head: 6 Episode Self-Help Series (@ 5 min each) by Reid Wilson< Ph.D.

Anxiety

• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders – Anxiety Disorders Association of America
• About Anxiety – Helpguide.org
• Math Anxiety Online Workshop, University of Utah Learning Center video, 50 min
• Test Anxiety – Online Workshop, University of Utah Learning Center video, 38 min

Worry

• How to Stop Worrying
  helpguide.org
• Mastering Your Worries – Centre for Clinical Interventions

Panic Attacks

• Coping with Panic Attacks -Centre for Clinical Interventions
• The Key to Overcoming Panic Attacks – anxietycoach.com
• How to Stop a Panic Attack – Greg Beck

Stress Management

• About Stress- Notre Dame UCC
• Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress – Helpguide.org
• Float Your Stress Away- Notre Dame UCC
• Apps for anxiety and stress management
• Stress Reduction
• TAO videos for stress and anxiety reduction

• Video for Stress Reduction

Relaxation Exercises

Downloadable mp3 Audio Relaxation Exercises

• Progressive Relaxation Exercise
  Recorded by Steve Sprinkle, former Director of the Counseling Center, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Combination Relaxation Exercise
  Recorded by Bonnie Lambourn, psychologist at the Counseling Center, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Various Meditations on YouTube
  University of New Hampshire Health
• Relaxation Downloads
  Dartmouth College
• Written Relaxation Instructions Notre Dame UCC

Mindfulness Exercises:

Downloadable mp3 Audio Mindfulness Meditation Exercises

• Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Exercises
  Portland Psychotherapy Clinic
• Free Guided Meditations
  UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
• Mindfulness library from Iowa State University Counseling Center
• How to Make Stress Your Friend: Kelly McGonigle, PhD Stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others. (TED talk video, 14 min)
• The Science of Willpower: Kelly McGonigal, PhD, What is willpower and how we can get more of it. (video, 14 min)
• Developing a Growth Mindset: Carol Dweck, PhD

Health Anxiety

• Overcoming Health Anxiety – Center for Clinical Interventions

Other Resources:

• Anxiety Disorders: The Role of Psychotherapy in Effective Treatment – American Psychological Association
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders – Anxiety Disorders Association of America
• Perfectionism & Procrastination Online Workshop, University of Utah Learning Center video, 53 min