Would I Choose an Environment that Perfectly Matches my Expectations? —A Case Formulation and Report of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a Client with Anxiety
This study discusses how to make a cognitive behavioral therapyorientated case formulation for a client with anxiety caused by environmental adaptation, and shows the process of consult. Caused by high expectation of living and interpersonal environment and recent academic pressure, the client had the idea of dropping out of school because of the symptoms of restlessness, anxiety, doubt of his own ability, insomnia and other symptoms. After 20 times of consultation using CBT techniques such as positive and negative evidence, feasibility analysis, exceptional experience, and behavioral experiments, the client gradually developed a relatively rational attitude towards the environment and interpersonal relationship, the sense of self-worth was improved, and the anxiety was significantly relieved, achieving the expected goals.