Student: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately.  I have diffic…

Student: “I’ve been extremely аnxiоus lаtely.  I hаve difficulty fоcusing in class and my grades are gоing down.  My house got broken into recently and I haven’t been sleeping well at night. I am afraid it is going to happen again. I feel like everything is spinning out of control. I am scared and constantly afraid. This is the worst feeling in the world. I want to feel secure again.  I want to do better in school, but I can’t seem to concentrate.’  On a scale from one to five (1 being low and 5 being high) rate your degree of stress. What needs to happen to reduce this number? This is an example of: