= Anxiety management
Strategies intended to recognise, tolerate or regulate <anxiety>, including <coping> routines, relaxation and <breathing exercises>. These should be distinguished from targeted tests of threat predictions. Whether a technique supports approach or becomes a perceived safety requirement depends on its use, and efficacy of a <CBT> package does not isolate the technique's effect.<A meta-analysis to guide the enhancement of CBT for childhood anxiety: exposure over anxiety management by Stephen P. H. Whiteside and others>[Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 23, 102–121; 75 studies, 111 CBT conditions and component meta-regressions]{ref}
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