[Audio] BT14 Workshop 10 – Thinking Too Much: Rumination as a Driving Force in Co-Morbid Anxiety and Depression – Michael Yapko, PhD

Description:

Rumination involves spinning around the same thoughts over and over again, analyzing endlessly why something happened or what to try to do regarding some situation. Rumination will increase anxiety and depression levels, and perpetuates itself by the consumer’s basic cognitive process that by ruminating, he or she is “doing something.” In this workshop, we’ll explore rumination and its negative effects, highlight the relationship between rumination and world cognition, and emphasize the importance of developing smart discrimination skills. We’ll also contemplate the role of experiential processes that adore psychological state and mindfulness in treatment pedagogically yet like a guided cluster experience.

Educational Objectives:

1. To identify three ways rumination works against anxious and depressed clients.
2. Identify the role of global cognition in perpetuating rumination.
3. Demonstrate a technique of focusing to help encourage mental “quieting.”

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*