Anxiety 101
True or False: Anxiety only effects introverts
False
Name one place where you can feel tension in your body
Anyplace! Neck, shoulders, back, stomach, hands, headaches, etc.
True of False: thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all connected.
True
What word is associated with having a growth mindset?
- Almost
- Yet
- Nearly
YET
External Stressor
Name two things you can do to 'filter out distractions.'
- put away phone, sit at a desk, turn off t.v., go to the library, etc
True or False: The Three C's are: Catch, Check, Change.
TRUE
True or False:
If you have a fixed mindset, you take on challenges
False - growth mindset!
Name two symptoms of anxiety
Panic attacks, pounding heart, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, poor sleep, and poor concentration
Prioritize these tasks (it's Sunday night) and give reasons why:
- read 50 pages in a book by Wednesday
- do 50 math questions by Monday
- write a 5 page paper by Friday
Doing or thinking something that is the opposite of what you would normally is an example of...
Opposite Action
If you have a growth mindset, how do you receive feedback/constructive criticism?
- appreciate it, learn from it, accept it
Model two rounds of box breathing
Poor emotional regulation means you have STRONG or WEAK executive functioning skills
WEAK
Create negative thought, emotion, & behavior pattern
- Event: you got cut from volleyball tryouts
Emotion: sad/disappointed/upset/angry, etc
Thought: I'm not good enough, I'll never be on the v-ball team, etc.
Behavior: I'll never try out again, I am short with my friends who did make the team, etc.
Change this fixed statement to a growth statement:
- I will never be as good as my friend at school
- I am doing well in school for me
- I can keep trying and do the best I can do
Fight or flight happens in what part of the brain: frontal cortex, limbic brain, or reptilian brain
Reptilian
Working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control are three main components of what?
Executive Functioning
Create a positive (reframed) thought, emotion, behavior pattern:
- Event: you got cut from volleyball tryouts
Emotion: Sad, disappointed, upset
Thought: I can try out again next year, I'll keep practicing, etc.
Behavior: Try out again the following year, continue to play with friends, etc.
Name all 4 self-efficacy pillars
1) Personal experience
2) Vicarious experience
3) Social Persuasion
4) Affective State