Coping Skills
What coping skill involves breathing in, holding, and out for 4 seconds each?
diaphragmatic breathing, square breathing, deep breathing
What is the worst anxiety symptom you experience?
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Sam is feeling anxious about a test coming up. What is one thought she may have about herself because of her anxiety?
I'm going to fail. I'm not smart enough. I am a failure.
who is the Bengals starting QB?
Joe Shiesty Burrow
T or F: Anxiety is purely thought-based and has no emotional component
F: Anxiety includes both thoughts and feelings
What coping skill involves finding items in the room of the colors of the rainbow?
color grounding
What is the most manageable anxiety symptom you experience?
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Mark is starting at a new school and is worried about not knowing anyone. What are some thoughts he may have?
I'm a loser. I am alone. I have no friends.
How many times have the Bengals won the Superbowl?
T or F: Avoidance is the easiest but most harmful way to address being anxious
True
what coping skill involves naming things that are in the room that are connected to your senses?
5 senses grounding skill
What is one physical sensation of anxiety that involves something increasing or elevating
heart rate increasing, sweating, rapidly tapping your leg, etc.
Kea is anxious because she has to do a presentation in front of the class. What are some maladaptive/bad behaviors she may engage in to deal with the anxiety?
Don't prepare, freeze up during the presentation, skip class = AVOID
How many times have the Bengals APPEARED in the Superbowl?
3
T or F: Anxiety Disorders are the most commonly diagnosed disorder in the US
True
What coping skill involves systematically going through parts of your body and tensing and relaxing each muscle group?
Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
What is one physical sensation associated with anxiety that involves something stopping or decreasing
stomach drop feeling, getting chills, mind going blank, etc.
Max is worried about making friends this year. His best friend moved over the summer and he is now mostly alone at school. What is one maladaptive/bad way he may respond to his anxiety?
sit alone at lunch, sit in the back of the classroom, avoid talking to new people, etc.
What number does Trey Hendrickson wear?
91
T or F: The goal of therapy is to completely remove anxiety
False. It is to learn how to better address and manage anxiety
what coping skill involves using an acronym to alter or shift your current experience to be more pleasurable?
IMPROVE/ACCEPTS
Give me a physical sensation associated with extreme panic
hyperventilating, hiding/isolating, harming self, etc.
Mia answers a question wrong in class and worries that everyone thinks she's an idiot and is judging her. What cognitive distortion is this an example of?
mind reading
Who is the Bengals all time leading receiver?
Chad Ochocinco Johnson
T or F: Anxiety is always a bad thing
F: Anxiety can be helpful if it is manageable and helps keep us safe or motivates us