Table 6.
Treatment for Anxiety Disorders Received (Patient Survey, n = 42)
| Completely disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neutral | Somewhat agree | Completely agree | Not Sure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My therapist has talked to me about my anxiety, and this is part of our treatment plan. | 7.3 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 24.4 | 58.5 | 0.0 |
| My anxiety gets in the way of my life. | 4.9 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 26.8 | 48.8 | 0.0 |
| My anxiety causes me to feel upset and distressed. I’m bothered by having anxiety. | 4.9 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 29.3 | 56.1 | 0.0 |
| My therapist teaches me relaxation skills like breathing differently to calm myself down. | 2.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 26.8 | 53.7 | 2.4 |
| My therapist has taught me how my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors all work together when I am anxious. | 2.4 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 24.4 | 56.1 | 2.4 |
| My therapist has taught me how to figure out what I am thinking when I am anxious. | 2.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 31.7 | 48.8 | 7.3 |
| My therapist has thought me how to challenge my thoughts when I am anxious, and to help me think differently in situations that make me anxious. | 0.0 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 59.0 | 5.1 |
| My therapist has helped me come up with a list of things I am afraid of or that I avoid. | 5.0 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 42.5 | 2.5 |
| My therapist has helped me to face my fears one at a time. | 7.5 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 42.5 | 2.5 |
| My therapist has taught me that anxiety is not harmful and that it is OK to feel anxious or fearful. | 7.5 | 10.0 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| My therapist helps me face the physical feelings of anxiety to learn that they won’t harm me. | 5.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 27.5 | 37.5 | 2.5 |
| My therapist encourages me to go to places that normally make me afraid. | 12.8 | 12.8 | 25.6 | 20.5 | 25.6 | 2.5 |
| My therapist helps me face the thoughts, images, or memories that make me anxious so I learn to tolerate them and learn they will not harm me. | 5.1 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 17.9 | 46.2 | 5.1 |
| My therapist gives me homework assignments. | 7.5 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 27.5 | 45.0 | 0.0 |
| My therapist checks on my homework assignments to see if I did them. | 10.0 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 37.5 | 0.0 |
| My therapist has taught me that it is best to avoid the things that make me anxious so I can stay calm. | 12.5 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 32.5 | 2.5 |
| I take medication for my anxiety daily. | 35.9 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 46.2 | 5.1 |
| A psychiatrist prescribes me medication that helps me sleep. | 37.5 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 37.5 | 5.0 |
| I take medication for my anxiety and fear only when it is really bad, and it quickly calms me down. | 45.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 7.5 |
| My therapist and I generally talk about things other than my anxiety. | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 55.0 | 10.0 |
| My therapist supports me and listens to my problems, but we don’t really work on specific skills to help my anxiety. | 32.5 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 |