Introduction 3
- Pay attention to your anxiety
- Confront, rather than avoid, your anxiety
- Avoid common thinking traps
- Respond to your emotions in a f lexible way
- Reduce conscious and unconscious threats to
your emotional well- being - Accept your emotions
- Develop adaptive habits for long- term regulation
of your emotions - Let go of safety behaviors and avoidance strategies
- Learn the integrated model of emotion regula-
tion and mindfulness to successfully overcome
your anxiety
This introduction will familiarize you with key con-
cepts, including definitions, basic information, and exam-
ples of anxiety, emotion regulation, and mindfulness.
W hat Is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a negative mood state often accompanied by
physical symptoms referred to as physiological arousal. This
negative mood state is further characterized by nervousness,
apprehension, and negative beliefs about the future, as well
as emotional responses (such as fear, sadness, and anger)
and behavioral responses (such as avoiding situations or
objects that make you anxious). For example, if, while you