Table 1. DEVELOPING YOUR PEACEUL LIVING PROGRAM.
My Peaceful Living Program |
Session Topic | OVERVIEW | Module Algorithm Recommendations |
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✓ | Anxiety Education and Becoming Aware of Anxiety | Learn about anxiety and become aware of your own physical signs, feelings, thoughts, and actions. | Everyone |
✓ | Learn How to Relax I | Reduce anxiety with slow, deep breathing. | Everyone |
✓ | Changing Your Thoughts to Manage Anxiety I | Manage your anxiety by using calming and reinforcing self-statements. | Everyone |
Changing Your Behavior for Depression | Break the downward spiral of depression by getting involved in activities you may avoid because of sad mood. | Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score of ≥ 18 (Lynch et al., 2003) | |
Changing Your Behavior for Anxiety | Stop engaging in repetitive behaviors and get involved in activities you may avoid because of anxiety. | A score of 3 or above on questions 5 or 6 of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale | |
Getting to Sleep | Learn about things you can do to manage difficulties in sleep. | Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index > 5 (Buyssee, 1989) | |
Problem Solving | Solve problems through effective steps. | Social Problem-Solving Inventory – Revised: Short form ≤ 85 (D’Zurilla et al, 2002) | |
Learn How to Relax II | Pinpoint and release muscle tension using Progressive Muscle Relaxation. | Structured Interview Guide for Hamilton Anxiety Scale ≥ 17 (Weiss et al, 2009) | |
Changing Your Thoughts to Manage Anxiety II | Stop dwelling on anxiety-related thoughts and images and challenge negative thoughts by replacing them with more realistic alternative thoughts. | Penn State Worry Questionnaire ≥ 62 (Stanley et al. 2001) | |
✓ | Maintaining a Peaceful Life | Review your progress and develop a plan to continue Peaceful Living. | Everyone |