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Kevin Murphy Psychology
Psychologist | San Diego
- handouts-
- Stress -
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How to cope with stress
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This handout identifies 3 coping skills that can help stunt a stress response, so you can figure out why you are stressed and what to do about it. Video links.
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How to prevent stress
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This handout focuses on habits and health. It details 4 rituals that will build up your inoculation to stress, so you can minimize the frequency and force of stress responses.
- Anxiety -
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Thought Record
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This handout provides a rationale on why, and instructions on how, to use a Thought Record. Example provided.
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Exposure log
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This handout serves as a log to document the exposure exercises that we planned in session. Example provided.
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OCD log
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This handout provides a log to document flare ups in your OCD. Over time, the log will help to identify triggers and the distorted thinking that fuels your anxiety. Example provided.
A 5-minute video on the neurobiology of addiction
- Reciprocal inhibition -
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As discussed in How to cope with stress (above), your brain can't be sad and happy at the same time. Nor scared and laughing. The videos below were selected b/c they can trigger reciprocal inhibition. That is, the videos can help to turn off a stress response, at least for a few minutes.
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