Stress Relief
A strategy to handle the effects of stress and anxiety
Coping Skill
A mental health condition that's triggered by an event that could either be experienced or witness
PTSD
The "happy" chemical. Released in your brain to make you feel good.
Dopamine
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
Anxiety
__________ to the stressor
Adapt
Anxiety disorder that includes panic attacks
Panic Disorder
The "negative" chemical in the brain that causes feelings of sadness.
Cortisol
Focusing one's awareness on the present moment, especially as part of a therapeutic or meditative technique.
Mindful or Mindfulness
___________ unnecessary stressors
Avoid
An excessive ongoing worry that is difficult to control and interferes with day-to-day life
Generalized Anxiety
This is released in your body to trigger your fight or flight response. If it is constantly released is can cause stomach issues and freezing up.
Adrenaline
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
Stress
_____________ the situation.
Alter
A form of anxiety disorder that causes significant fear and self-consciousness from everyday interactions
Social Anxiety
Commonly released during physical activity, this chemical is the chemical you feel during a "runner's high".
Endorphins
The action or practice of meditating.
Meditation
__________ the things you can’t change.
Accept
You experience obsessions and compulsions
OCD
The electrical pathways in your brain that passes along brain waves.
Synapses
An intense, irrational fear of something that poses little to no danger.
Specific Phobias