ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses ways to use diagrams to address common problems that can be part of ordinary human experience but that can sometimes create significant impairment and problematic symptoms for which clients may seek professional help. It describes worry, pain, rumination, mood regulation, motivation, self-esteem, panic, and urges. Panic symptoms or panic attacks can be part of any anxiety condition, such as social anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Urges can be associated with a variety of clinical problems, such as addictions, anger, perfectionism, impulse control disorders, OCD-spectrum conditions, mania, and eating disorders. To successfully moderate one's behavior, one needs to find ways to better manage one's urges and identify those triggers or factors that influence the onset and intensity of one's urges. These different clinical conditions are often characterized by problematic behavioral habits, impulses, compulsions, and cravings.
