The Physical Health Training condition will include information on the importance and benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, the program will discuss guidelines for a healthy lifestyle including information on diet, water consumption, exercise, and sleep.

The anxiety risk reduction intervention will include psychoeducation focused on the nature of stress and its effect on the body. Interoceptive exposure exercises that were designed to correct the conditioned fear of bodily sensations will be explained and practiced.

Involves psychoeducation and interoceptive exposure exercises

The ASI is a 16-item self-report measure of anxiety sensitivity. Each item consists of a possible negative consequence of anxiety symptoms. The scale assesses three AS subfactors including cognitive, physical, and social concerns. The measure has shown good psychometric properties.

The BSS is a 21-item widely used self-report measure assessing a broad spectrum of behaviors and attitudes related to suicide risk, including suicidal ideation and past suicide attempts. It has demonstrated strong reliability and validity.

The PDS is a self-report measure used to assess the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms during the past month. The measure was designed based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria. Respondents report if they have experienced any of 12 traumatic events, including an "other" category, and then indicate which event was the most disturbing. Additionally, respondents rate the frequency of 17 PTSD symptoms experienced in the past month in relation to the most disturbing event they endorsed. The PDS has excellent psychometric properties and can be used as a continuous measure of PTSD symptom severity.