ABSTRACT
Kimberly and her parents learned that she has generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and that she will need to learn how to relax her body, change the ways she thinks, and face her fears. She realized that there were a lot of things she avoided doing because they made her feel afraid or uncomfortable. Kimberly and her mom worked together to make a list of all of the situations that cause Kimberly to feel anxious or worried. They made the list into a ladder, so Kimberly could see the different steps she would take to overcome her anxiety, and note her progress along the way. Kimberly decided that her first step would be to reduce the number of times she checked on her dog to only twice a day.
