Caso Clínico: Intervención cognitivo conductual en paciente femenina con trastorno de ansiedad generalizada

Abstract

Abstract: This work addresses the case of a 58-year-old woman who attends voluntarily to psychological consultation, referred by his doctor. The patient presents persistent concerns about various issues that generate symptoms at the level cognitive and somatic. After an exhaustive quantitative and qualitative evaluation, the diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. To address this problem, decided to implement Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy as a therapeutic strategy. The goal The main objective of the intervention was to modify thoughts, behaviors and beliefs distorted images that caused the high levels of anxiety presented by the patient. The results obtained through the psychotherapeutic process applied were favorable. Significant changes were observed in various areas, such as mood, cognitive distortions and the physiological activation of the patient, it was also achieved that the patient can identify and modify maladaptive thought patterns, replacing them with more rational and healthy ones. These findings corroborate the efficiency of psychological intervention in cases of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.