Definitions and Causes
What does your body do when you start to feel stressed?
Increase heart rate, sweating, shaking, tiredness, and having issues focusing.
What can cause Stress and Anxiety in a school setting?
Exams, homework, school, problems with friends, family, high school
What are resources available for you at school if you are experiencing stress and/or anxiety?
Teachers, counselors, classmates, clubs/sports, trusted adults inside the school
You are at home and your guardians are fighting in the kitchen and you start to feel anxious. What is something you can do to feel better?
Free response.
What is 1 emotion you can feel?
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What can be a general cause of Anxiety?
School, friends, family, financial situations, etc.
What are some physical symptoms of anxiety?
Biting nails, shaking, fidgeting, etc
What are some resources available for you at home if you are experiencing stress and/or anxiety?
Parents, siblings, other trusted family members
What are some positive affirmations can you say to yourself when feeling Anxiety?
Today, I choose JOY! I’ve got my back. Everything is going to be alright. I will smile, breathe, and go slowly, I am a beautiful person. I am ENOUGH!
What are 4 things you can touch?
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In your words, what is anxiety?
Anxiety can be nervousness, unease, fear, or worry. It can happen without realizing it.
What can be some causes of stress and anxiety in everyday life?
Friendship troubles, problems with teammates, anxiety for upcoming sports games, Etc
What are some resources available for you in everyday life if you are experiencing stress and/or anxiety?
Friends, coaches, teammates
You check your online work and notice you have multiple missing assignments. This stresses you out because you don't know how you are going to get them all done. What are some things you can do to feel less overwhelmed.
Free response.
What are 3 things you can hear?
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What does your body do when you start to feel anxious?
Hard time controlling worry, urge to avoid things, restlessness, and more.
What can be a cause of stress and anxiety in the home setting?
Parents getting divorce, separation anxiety from parents, not sleeping well from nightmares, jard to focus, not eating healthy diet.
What are some coping strategies you can use if you are by yourself and feel stress and/or anxious?
Journaling, breathing mechanisms, meditation, participate in hobbies or physical activities
You are in an argument with a friend and the situation is making you anxious. What can you do?
Free response.
What are 2 things you can smell?
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What is something you can do (coping skill) when you are in a stressful situation?
Deep breathing, listen to music, talk to a friend, etc
What is something in your life that causes you stress?
Say something that causes you stress
Do you think self-care is important in mental health maintenance?
Yes, all the time.
How does your family and/or friends cope when they are feeling stressed and/or anxious?
Healthy or unhealthy coping skills
What are 5 things you can see?
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