2 mechanisms

Worry

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Worry attempts to prepare for danger but may maintain anxiety by overestimating threat and under-testing coping.

CognitionAffectBehaviour+1

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What-if chains

Patient language

“What if something goes wrong?”

Formulation use

Worry may function as an attempted safety strategy that keeps threat active and uncertainty intolerable.

Reassurance seeking

Reassurance seeking can soothe briefly but may maintain uncertainty intolerance, anxiety, dependency cycles, and interpersonal strain.

InterpersonalAttachmentCognition+1

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Repeated checking questions

Patient language

“Are you sure?”

Formulation use

Reassurance seeking may show how anxiety is regulated interpersonally while uncertainty tolerance remains low.

2 mechanisms

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Worry attempts to prepare for danger but may maintain anxiety by overestimating threat and under-testing coping.

CognitionAffectBehaviour+1

Look for

What-if chains

Patient language

“What if something goes wrong?”

Formulation use

Worry may function as an attempted safety strategy that keeps threat active and uncertainty intolerable.

Reassurance seeking can soothe briefly but may maintain uncertainty intolerance, anxiety, dependency cycles, and interpersonal strain.

InterpersonalAttachmentCognition+1

Look for

Repeated checking questions

Patient language

“Are you sure?”

Formulation use

Reassurance seeking may show how anxiety is regulated interpersonally while uncertainty tolerance remains low.