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Kevin Murphy Psychology
Psychologist | San Diego
- handouts-
- Stress -
How to cope with stress
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.
How to prevent stress
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 -
Thought Record
This handout provides a rationale on why, and instructions on how, to use a Thought Record. Example provided.
Exposure log
This handout serves as a log to document the exposure exercises that we planned in session. Example provided.
OCD log
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 -
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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