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Steve Joordens, professor of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto gives us a deeper understanding of the anxiety reaction related to COVID-19. He also gives us a clear strategy and technics on how to manage anxiety.

The course covers the following subjects:

Week 1:

  • Introduction and overview
  • Understanding the Anxiety Response
  • The Necessity of Strategies to Manage Anxiety
  • Achieving Relaxation: A Skill We All Need to Learn Now

Week 2:

  • Why Watching the News is Addicting and How to Manage Your Consumption
  • The Critical Art of Mental Distraction to Crowd Out Stressors
  • How We Think About Physical Distancing and Explaining it to Our Children

Week 3:

  • The Effects of Isolation
  • Some Strategies to Make Isolation More Tolerable
  • The Importance of Social Connection in a Physical Distancing World

Week 4:

  • The Need to Guard Against Depression: The Importance of Control
  • Bring it Together: Practice Makes Proficient
  • Invitation to Suggest Additional Videos

The Course is Self-Paced and takes around 4 hours to complete. Currently, it is available in English.

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