Anxiety
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is the constant feeling of worry that doesn’t go away.
True or false: Only women are diagnosed with eating disorders.
FALSE: Everyone can have eating disorders and some eating disorders are more common among males.
What does jackal and giraffe mean?
A jackal is more judgey, disrespectful, and harsh. A giraffe is more kind, understanding, and explains their feelings instead of keeping them to themself.
How could ADHD affect peoples everyday life?
ADHD could affect people everyday in ways that makes it hard to focus on daily activities and makes it difficult to pay attention to get things done.
What is depression?
Depression is the constant feeling of sadness. Everyone feels sad but when you are depressed the sadness never goes away unless it gets treated.
True or false: Anxiety is untreatable.
FALSE: Anxiety is treatable, even though it will never fully go away there are different ways that could help decrease the anxiety you feel.
True or false: After being diagnosed with an eating disorder, there is a way of going back to your healthy eating habits.
TRUE: There is always a way of going back to having healthy eating habits and diets. Using the proper treatment you will be able to learn how to think and eat food normally again.
True or false: If you are ever a jackal then you are automatically a bad person.
FALSE: It is normal for people to be frustrated and not communicate their feelings at times and it doesn't mean you are a bad person. Everyone should still aim to be the giraffe.
True or false: There is no exact cause of ADHD.
TRUE: There is no clear cause to what causes ADHD but there are some factors that are believed to help contribute.
True or false: You could only be depressed if something traumatic happens in your life.
FALSE: People could be depressed not only by something traumatic but by genetics, changes in their brain, other medical conditions, or for no reason at all.
Other than making you more worried, what else can anxiety lead to?
Anxiety could also lead to depression, suicide, trouble sleeping, chronic pain, social isolation, having a hard time functioning while doing work/school, etc.
Name 3 signs that someone might have an eating disorder.
Skipping meals, making an excuse for not eating, focusing too much on food, eating in secret, constantly eating large amounts of food, etc.
You're doing a group project but are doing all the work so you tell the rest of your group “I am stressed about this project. Can you guys help me?” Would this be jackal or giraffe?
This would be giraffe because you are letting the rest of your group know how you are feeling and aren't getting frustrated at them.
Name 3 symptoms of ADHD
Having a hard time focusing on tasks, troubles with paying attention, difficulty with completing things, not listening when spoken to, becoming easily distracted, becoming bored quickly, etc.
What are some things you could do when feeling depressed?
If you are feeling depressed you could tell a trusted adult, go to a doctor, reach out to hotlines that could help, or talk to someone you trust.
Name 3 signs or symptoms of anxiety.
Feeling nervous, having an increased heart rate, feeling weak or tired, having a hard time controlling worry, etc.
In what ages are eating disorders most commonly found in?
Eating disorders are most commonly found in teens and people in their 20s.
A teacher gives you a lot of homework due the next day and you say “I hate this class. Its torture." Would this be jackal or giraffe?
This would be jackal because you are being more harsh. Instead you could have said how overwhelmed you are with all the homework.
What ages is ADHD most commonly found in?
ADHD is most commonly found in ages 4-17. The average age that people get diagnosed is 6 years old.
How can depression affect your everyday life?
Depression can affect the way you feel, think, or how someone handles daily activities.
Name 3 different types of anxiety disorders.
Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, separation anxiety disorder, etc.
What are some different types of eating disorders?
Anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, etc.
A friend takes one of your things without asking and you tell them “Stop taking my things. They aren't yours” and take it back. Would this be jackal or giraffe?
This would be jackal because you aren't communicating how you feel. Instead you could say that you don't like them doing that and to please stop.
What does ADHD stand for?
ADHD stands for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
What are some symptoms of depression?
Feeling negative, change in sleep, loss of interest in activities that used to be fun, suicidal thoughts, lack of energey, not wanting to socialize, etc.