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Name: A Neuro-cognitive Update on the Understanding of Anxiety Disorders
Price: 96.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Overview

Clinicians are increasingly encountering clients with chronic, uncontrollable worry that is amplified by rising levels of real-world uncertainty and a declining tolerance for it. Many patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) present with persistent cognitive distress, emotional dysregulation, and difficulty making decisions under ambiguity. These patterns are further compounded by attentional biases to threat, impaired cognitive control, and emerging evidence linking chronic anxiety to accelerated cognitive decline.
This workshop equips clinicians with an updated and neuroscience-informed framework to better understand and treat GAD. Participants will learn to identify and target intolerance of uncertainty, maladaptive metacognitive beliefs about worry, and emotion dysregulation processes that maintain anxiety. The training will introduce practical, actionable strategies to shift worry from abstract verbal processing to more adaptive forms, increase tolerance for uncertainty, and improve emotional regulation. Clinicians will also learn how to conceptualize anxiety within modern, 21st-century stress contexts and apply interventions that align with current research.

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2h30 of continuing education
22 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
1 PowerPoint
1 bibliography (APA)
1 final evaluation
1 certificate of completion
7-day money back guarantee
Unlimited access

Accreditation

Ordre des Psychologues du Québec

Canadian Psychological Association

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Collège des médecins du Québec

For physicians who practice psychotherapy, training recognized by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec is automatically considered as activities adopted by the Collège des médecins, in accordance with Article 3 of the Regulation.

For physicians who do not practice psychotherapy, the College evaluates each recognition request based on the following criteria:

the relevance of the activity to the practice of the profession
the skills and experience of the trainer
the quality of the content and its adequacy with the physician's practice
the pedagogical framework of the activity
the quality of the documentation provided
compliance with the training objectives set out in the regulation
the presence of a certificate of participation or an evaluation

About the expert

Dr. Marwa Azab is a neuroscientist, licensed professional counselor, and professor known for making cutting-edge neuroscience accessible, practical, and relevant to everyday life. She specializes in the science of uncertainty, stress, emotion, anxiety and interoception in the context of modern, 21st-century stressors.

She holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, and teaches at California State University, Long Beach and Stanford University’s Continuing Studies program.

Dr. Azab is the author of the textbook An Update on Anxiety Disorders: Etiological, Cognitive & Neuroscientific Aspects and writes the Psychology Today blog “Neuroscience in Everyday Life.” (read by over 1.5 million people). She also shares research-backed, jargon-free insights with a broad audience on Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn @DrMarwaAzab.

Her work has been featured on ABC, NBC, NPR, BBC, and Vogue, and she is a TED speaker.

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Learning objectives

Differentiate between adaptive worry and pathological worry
Identify at least three cognitive mechanisms that maintain chronic worry in generalized anxiety disorder
Identify positive and negative beliefs about worry and explain how they contribute to the maintenance of GAD
Explain how intolerance of uncertainty influences emotions and their regulation in GAD clients; Explain how elevated anxiety symptoms contribute to accelerated cognitive decline

Learning material

A theoretical course illustrated with clinical examples. This course consists of videos of 5 to 15 minutes each. The course PowerPoint is available for download.

Syllabus

PowerPoint
1. Introduction
Understanding GAD
2. Anxiety
3. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
4. High Worriers vs GAD Patients vs Other Anxiety Patients
5. Worry
6. Positive Beliefs About Worry
7. Poor Problem Orientation
Cognitive Vulnerabilities and Maintaining Mechanisms
8. GAD and Intolerance of Uncertainty
9. IU Biases Emotional Experience
10. Is IU a Cognitive Vulnerability Specific to GAD?
11. Waiting Well
12. Negative Beliefs about Worry
13. Chronic Worry Protects Against Abrupt Shifts
14. Attentional Bias, Cognitive Control, and Threat Controllability
Etiology and Biology
15. Etiological Factors: Genetics
16. Genetic Factors
17. Environmental & Developmental Factors
18. Anxiety and Stress
19. Nervous System Activation and the HPA Axis
20. Chronic Stress and Hippocampal Damage
21. Brain and GAD
22. Conclusion
Bibliography

CE Credits

Download a certificate of successful completion.

Audience

This course is intended for all mental health professionals.

Registration

$96.00 - Individual price Group price

Download the program

2h30 of continuing education
22 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
1 PowerPoint
1 bibliography (APA)
1 final evaluation
1 certificate of completion
7-day money back guarantee
Unlimited access

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Frequently asked questions

Is there an evaluation at the end of the course?

To validate the achievement of the learning objectives, a final evaluation in the form of true/false questions is required. It must be completed in order to obtain the certificate of completion.

In addition, an optional self-assessment is offered at the beginning and end of the course, allowing you to measure your progress on the targeted skills.

These evaluations are not graded and are intended primarily to support your professional reflection.
How long do I have access to the course?

After your registration, the course is accessible anytime and from anywhere with unlimited access.
When does the course start?

That is entirely up to you! When you buy a course, you'll receive an access link that you can activate when you want.
Is there a student rate?

Yes there is! Learn more and request your student discount.

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A Neuro-cognitive Update on the Understanding of Anxiety Disorders

Dr. Marwa Azab, Professional Counselor, Professor & Neuroscientist