The use of cognitive therapy to treat certain mental conditions has been present in the society. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of therapy that is used to treat anxiety and depression. It entails changing the way a patient thinks and behavior. Unlike most forms of therapy such as the Freudian psychoanalysis, which focus on childhood as the root of a mental problem, CBT chooses to focus on solutions, encouraging patients to change their patterns of behavior in the present. Through this paper, a case presentation of a patient suffering from a rare condition of sanitary napkin anxiety will be analyzed. The use of CBT to cure and manage this condition will also be discussed providing evidence of the effectiveness of this form of therapy in curing various forms of anxiety disorders.
Key words: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Sanitary Napkin, Anxiety
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