Irrational Thoughts/Cognitive Distortions
When something is all good or all bad
What is All or nothing thinking
an ongoing state of mental and/or physical tension and nervousness, either without a specific cause or without the ability to take a break from the anxiety.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Examples of distraction coping skills
What is arts and crafts, puzzles, read, coloring, listening to music, etc
Physical symptoms of anxiety
What is increased breathing and heart rate, sweating, shaking, fatigue, difficulty getting or staying asleep, rapid thinking?
You see a single negative event as a never ending pattern. Now this will always happen:(
What is Over generalization
An irrational fear of social situations.
What is Social Anxiety
Examples of grounding coping skills
What is slowly taste food, smell fragrances, yoga, exercise, notice things around you, squeeze clay.
The number of people diagnosed with depression that also suffer from anxiety
What is 50%?
A negative interpretation even though there is no evidence that convincingly support your conclusion
What is Jumping to conclusions?
When you experience severe feelings of doom that cause both mental and physical symptoms that can be so intense that some people become worried that something is dangerously wrong with their health.
What is Panic Disorder
Examples of emotional release coping skills
What is run, watch a funny or sad movie, listen to loud music, pop balloons
The definition of anxiety.
What is a normal reaction to stress
You arbitrarily conclude that someone is reacting to you, and you dont bother to check this out
What is Mind reading?
An anxiety disorder that comes after the traumatic event has occurred.
What is PTSD
Types of self care coping skills
What is long shower, manicure, clean your room, make a special meal, etc
Foods that increase anxiety
What is caffiene, sugar, salt, and fast food
Anticipating that things will turn out badly, conviced that your prediction is an already established fact
What is Fortune telling
An anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear or worry (obsessions), repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety (compulsions), or a combination of such obsessions and compulsions.
What is OCD
Examples of accessing higher self as a coping skill
What is Help someone else, pray, volunteer, Random acts of kindnes, join a cause
True or False? Anxiety can be a learned behavior. If you see a close family member experience anxiety, you may pick it up.
What is True