Anxiety Diagnosis
"Free floating" anxiety that is hard to control; automatic thoughts of nervousness or worry
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
True or false: People with anxiety are able to concentrate easily on a task or assignment.
What is false?
"I'm scared that something I said to my mom upset her and I feel like I could have said something better."
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Squeezing muscles really tightly and slowly releasing each muscle, one at a time.
What is Relaxation training or progressive muscle relaxation?
Generalized fear of fear; people fear being in large crowds or open, public spaces.
What is Agoraphobia?
Name one physical symptom of anxiety.
What is: Fatigue, trouble sleeping, muscle tension or sore muscles, trembling, feeling twitchy, increased heart rate, nausea, IBS, irritability.
"I don't want to go to my co-workers party because I just know I'm going to mess up in front of them."
What is social phobia?
Talking with a therapist and challenging automatic, intrusive thoughts.
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?
Fear of being judged or scrutinized in social situations.
What is Social Phobia?
True or false: People who have anxiety feel the need to fix things immediately in order to alleviate their anxious thoughts?
What is true?
"My best friend just asked me to go to the mall with him because there's a massive sale happening. I told him no because the crowd will be too big. It's best if I stay inside."
What is Agoraphobia?
What is medication management?
Diagnosis wherein people alleviate persistent and intrusive thoughts with repeated and ritualistic behaviors.
What is OCD?
What is another word for thinking too much about a singular thing, person, or event? (Hint: Starts with an O)
What is Overthinking?
"I just cleaned the bathroom 10 minutes ago but I know the bathroom is still teeming with bacteria. I think I should clean each individual tile again just to be extra sure."
What is OCD?
Trying new things and activities to help calm me down when I am anxious
What are coping skills?
This diagnosis causes individuals to have frequent and unpredictable panic attacks.
What is Panic Disorder?
Fill in the blank: People who have anxiety may be H_____ V_____ and scan their environment for threats.
"I am experiencing chest tightness and it's getting really hard to breathe. Am I dying? I'm afraid I am dying. I think I'm going to faint."
What is Panic Disorder?
Viewing my brain waves on a monitor and seeing a difference between my brain when its anxious and my brain when I am calm.
What is Biofeedback?