Anxiety Definitions
Name something that is described as "fear or worrying about the future."
What is "Anxiety?"
Name one of the best and easiest ways to help lower your anxiety. This can be done anywhere and does not require any materials.
Deep Breathing
The chemicals in your brain that determine your anxiety. If these chemical get out of balance, they can increase your anxiety.
What is serotonin?
what is a irrational thought?
Why is avoiding the anxiety not helpful in the long run?
Because it's short term relief and can make the anxiety grow worse overtime.
True or False-Anxiety is good for us.
True-in normal, general amounts, anxiety is there to protect us. Fight-Flight-Freeze!
What is "Guided Meditation?"
This is known as the "happy hormone!"
What is endorphins?
You pay more attention to the bad things and ignore when something good happens. For example-You get one answer wrong on a long test and all you think about is that 1 mistake.
What is "ignoring the good."
Believing that if you feel something, it must be true. "I feel like I am a bad friend, so it must be true."
What is "feelings as facts."
This is where you are aware of your surroundings, you are in the present, not in the future or in the past, you are focused on your breathing, and aware of your feelings.
What is "mindfulness?"
Anxiety hates movement! What coping skills requires a lot of moment, elevated heart rate, some sweating, and increased breathing?
What is "exercising?"
Name 3 physical symptoms of anxiety.
What are: Rapid heartbeat, Shaky voice, Muscle tension, Sweaty hands, “Butterflies” in the stomach, Dry mouth, Difficulty holding hands steady (shaky hands), Difficulty concentrating, Tight throat, upset tummy, light headed/dizzy....
Making a really big deal out of something small or making something a little bit bad seem like the worst thing ever.
What is "blowing things up?"
Name 1 reason social media can cause anxiety.
People are more honest, crueler saying things who would never say to your face, things can spread faster, if you block people-they can recreate an account…Also not getting enough likes, checking out phones, fomo (fear of missing out)
_____ _____ is a signal in your body that indicates that you are feeling anxious.
What is a "warning sign?"
This is a technique, people will take their two fingers and will being ____ on different parts of their body while also giving themselves positive affirmations.
What is tapping?
Prolonged stress and anxiety can also affect your ____ _____ which will give you bathroom issues, lose of appetite, and weight loss.
What is "digestive system?"
Thinking you know what will happen in the future, and that it will be bad. "I know if I ask her to the dance, she is going to say no."
What is "fortune telling."
What are boundaries?
Telling someone in a respectful way what’s okay and what is not okay
These are the chemicals in your brain that deal with anxiety. When you don't have enough of them or they are not balanced out, you may have issues with anxiety.
What is "serotonin?"
DOULBLE JEOPARDY!!!! :-)
______ signs are signals in the body that indicates that you are feeling anxious. Give 1 example of a _____ sign.
What is warning sign? Rapid heartbeat, Shaky voice, Muscle tension, Sweaty hands, “Butterflies” in the stomach, Dry mouth, Difficulty holding hands steady (shaky hands), Difficulty concentrating, Tight throat, upset tummy, light headed/dizzy....
Believing things have to be a certain way. "I should always be happy. I should be at this point in my life"
What is "Should Statements"
What is assertiveness and act it out! :-)
Saying “no” and meaning it. You can say “no” and be nice about it.