TERAPIA COGNITIVO-COMPORTAMENTAL NO TRANSTORNO DE ANSIEDADE GENERALIZADA

Abstract

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is considered a psychopathology that potentially potentiates and is associated with both the contexts of modernity and the endogenous conditions of the individual. Thus, the interactions between the individual and the environment in which they surround them, that is, the establishment of their relationships may be accompanied by anxiety behaviors, becoming dysfunctional. Automatic thoughts also appear in this context and are present in the life of any individual, but should be carefully evaluated when the individual presents the GAD, as they may influence the individual's emotional, behavioral and physiological responses. It is common for the individual to feel the emotions that are caused by automatic thoughts, even without realizing the thoughts themselves until questioned by the therapist, who should be aware and focus on recognizing the dysfunctional thoughts that take the individual from reality, being negative almost in reality. its entirety. This paper consists of a bibliographic research on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and its scope in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). For this purpose, descriptors such as anxiety and / or therapy were searched in Lilacs, Scielo and Pubmed scientific databases, mainly by crossing the terms "cognitive behavioral therapy" and "generalized anxiety disorder". The research focuses on literature review generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), highlighting the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in this psychological condition. The general objective of this work is to review the generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), its characteristics and impacts on the individual's life, the way Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses this disorder during this dysfunctional process as a therapeutic point. It is intended to review the concept of generalized anxiety as psychopathology by addressing the main works of the academic literature on this subject, as well as review the approach of cognitive behavioral therapy.