Activity 1: Recognising My Patterns
As you have learned, anxiety and depression can affect your thoughts, emotions, body, and behaviour, and these four areas are connected through the CBT model. In this activity, you’ll practise identifying which category different symptoms belong to.
Activity 2: Applying the CBT Model
Now that you’ve practised sorting symptoms into CBT categories, let’s apply the model to a realistic student scenario. Read the situation below and answer the questions that follow. Elena receives a lower grade than expected on an assignment. She thinks, “I will never succeed at university.” She feels anxious and ashamed, spends the evening crying, and avoids checking the online learning platform for several days.