23/04/2025

2: What Is Anxiety? (The APET Model)

Everyone has experienced fear or anxiety - but what’s the difference between them? In this video, I explain how fear is a response to immediate danger, while anxiety is a response to anticipated danger - often imagined or remembered from the past.

I also introduce the powerful APET model from Human Givens Therapy, which explains how anxiety happens in four quick steps.

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