DYSFUNCTIONAL BELIEFS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANXIETY

Abstract

The study aims to verify the connection between core beliefs in relation to anxiety and environments prone to this disorder to understand how psychology can position itself in the face of this fact. The method adopted was a literature review, using the following sites: Scielo, Pepsic, Capes theses and dissertations bank, United Nations and World Health Organization reports and books dealing with the subject as a source of research. The delimited period was from December 2021 to January 2022. The descriptors used were: “mental health”, “anxiety”, “types of anxiety”, stages of development” and “cognitive behavioral therapy”. The results indicate that, if there is an impediment or difficulty in the way the individual interprets the environment, this can be a positive factor, but it can vary according to how he perceives this event. It is concluded that the anxiety disorder manifests itself as the individual evaluates himself in relation to his abilities to carry out his activities. The psychologist’s work with the prevention of anxiety can be pointed out as relevant and should be carried out universally with the implementation of programs in schools, NGOs, community centers and social reference centers.