Processes and mechanisms

Threat appraisal

An interpretation that an event, sensation or interaction signals danger.

Model-linked processClinically reviewed

Cognition

Fit, function and alternatives

Test this factor against the case

A contextual factor earns a place in the formulation when case evidence links it to the presentation, not because it is present.

Check alternatives

Do not infer the process from a label, search phrase or diagnosis alone. Assess actual circumstances and source-specific population limits.

Next steps

Elicit case evidence, examine alternatives, discuss the hypothesis with the person, and revise when relevant evidence changes.

Qualification

Check whether the threat is realistic. Do not infer a pathological belief from fear alone.

Caveats for this record

Educational formulation aid, not a diagnostic instrument, score or treatment order.
No generated history, trauma, protective factor, or patient preference may be asserted without case evidence.

Record status

Record type: Model-linked process
Population: Adult-general clinical formulation; apply narrower source population limits
Review: Clinically reviewed

Evidence

S34Generalised Anxiety and Worry – Resources for Clinicians

Centre for Clinical Interventions, WA Health · HTML text. Clinician resource descriptions; What? Me Worry!? modules.

Clinician workbook, not an NHMRC guideline. Module PDF versions not individually audited.

Link withheld: this source remains held and is cited as metadata only.

S35Self-Esteem – Resources for Clinicians

Centre for Clinical Interventions, WA Health · HTML text. Core beliefs, rules and assumptions module descriptions.

Theory-informed workbook, not evidence of a person’s hidden beliefs or developmental history.

Link withheld: this source remains held and is cited as metadata only.

Evidence references only. Each source's own limitations still apply.

Processes and mechanisms

Affect intolerance Checking / compulsive response Conditioning / learned associations Distress-driven impulsivity / negative urgency Guilt Hopelessness / future constriction

Guide modules

Rapid clinical formulation guide Foundations, terminology and evidence limits Practical assessment-to-formulation workflow Risk formulation and management linkage Documentation templates and worked examples

How to use this

Record the case evidence yourself. Nothing here is a patient finding, and no factor becomes a cause because it appears in the formulation.

Processes and mechanisms

Threat appraisal

An interpretation that an event, sensation or interaction signals danger.

Model-linked processClinically reviewed

Cognition

Fit, function and alternatives

Test this factor against the case

A contextual factor earns a place in the formulation when case evidence links it to the presentation, not because it is present.

Check alternatives

Do not infer the process from a label, search phrase or diagnosis alone. Assess actual circumstances and source-specific population limits.

Next steps

Elicit case evidence, examine alternatives, discuss the hypothesis with the person, and revise when relevant evidence changes.

Qualification

Check whether the threat is realistic. Do not infer a pathological belief from fear alone.

Caveats for this record

Educational formulation aid, not a diagnostic instrument, score or treatment order.
No generated history, trauma, protective factor, or patient preference may be asserted without case evidence.

Record status

Record type: Model-linked process
Population: Adult-general clinical formulation; apply narrower source population limits
Review: Clinically reviewed

Evidence

S34Generalised Anxiety and Worry – Resources for Clinicians

Centre for Clinical Interventions, WA Health · HTML text. Clinician resource descriptions; What? Me Worry!? modules.

Clinician workbook, not an NHMRC guideline. Module PDF versions not individually audited.

Link withheld: this source remains held and is cited as metadata only.

S35Self-Esteem – Resources for Clinicians

Centre for Clinical Interventions, WA Health · HTML text. Core beliefs, rules and assumptions module descriptions.

Theory-informed workbook, not evidence of a person’s hidden beliefs or developmental history.

Link withheld: this source remains held and is cited as metadata only.

Evidence references only. Each source's own limitations still apply.

Processes and mechanisms

Affect intolerance Checking / compulsive response Conditioning / learned associations Distress-driven impulsivity / negative urgency Guilt Hopelessness / future constriction

Guide modules

How to use this

Record the case evidence yourself. Nothing here is a patient finding, and no factor becomes a cause because it appears in the formulation.