Fight or Flight
Flight - you are taking time to say away from the situation at hand.
It is ok to talk about anxiety?
Yes. Talking about your anxiety can normalize it so friends and family understand where you're coming from.
Is it ok for a worried thought to be in your mind
Worries, doubts, and anxieties are a normal part of life. It is how we share it with others with people we can trust.
T/F - Everyone has stress
True - it does not always have to be negative, stress is in all of our lives.
In any given year, _____ Canadians experiences a mental illness.
20%
25%
30%
20%
This activates the fight or flight response
A trigger
T/F - the only way to get rid of anxiety is to hide from all situations that make us nervous.
False: hiding prevents us from seeing that the situation may not be so bad after all.
T/F - Worried thoughts are dangerous and you should try to forget about them by pushing them out of your mind.
False - Everyone has worried thoughts. Pushing them out only makes things worse.
T/F - We all experience stress in the same way.
False - We don't all experience stress the same way. It's different for everybody.
About ___ to ___ amount of trips to a physician are stress related.
50 - 70%
75 - 95 %
75 to 95%
The body's natural alarm system designed to keep us safe when we face threats or dangers in the environment.
The Fight or Flight Response
How could your body feel if you are experiencing anxiety?
Sweating
Dizziness
Heart beats faster than usual
feeling restless or unable to sit still.
headaches, backache or other aches and pains.
faster breathing.
What is something you can do if you have worried thoughts?
Talk to someone, Ask for Help, it is ok for it to be there
T/F - Anxiety goes away and it never comes back again.
No, it reoccurs over again, but after the first trigger event is over. It can continue.
Average wait times for children and youth are __ days for counselling and therapy.
57
67
77
67 - Access to these services differs based on geographical area; in some areas, children and youth are able to access services almost immediately, while in others, wait times can be up to 2.5 years.
A response to stress in which you engage the threat and try to beat it.
Fight
What are some ways to cope with anxiety?
Physical activity, relaxation techniques, social support.
T/F Having a worried thought means you are a bad person.
False - everyone has bad thoughts. This does not make you a bad person.
T/F - When it comes to talking about stress and other related matters, many individuals of all age groups are reluctant to speak to anyone about it.
True - A large amount of people find it difficult to talk to someone because they feel like they would not understand or do not want to listen.
The annual economic cost of mental illness in Canada is estimated at over ___ billion per year. This includes health care costs, lost productivity, and reductions in health-related quality of life.
$10 billion
$30 billion
$50 billion
*Trick Question*
A response to stress in which you don't move or feel paralyzed.
Freeze - another example of the fight or flight idea is freeze meaning you do not know what to do in the situation
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is when you feel scared or nervous about a situation. It’s a natural response that helps you react appropriately.
Worried thoughts happen to everyone. What can you do if someone close to you is worried about something?
Be there to listen. As a friend/family member, you can be there to listen without judgement. Some people want to talk a lot while others may not.
T/F - Stress amongst children age 8-12 is estimated to have increased over 45% over the past 30 years.
True
During the period from April to June 2021, 25% of Canadians reported experiencing high levels of stress most days, and nearly ____ of Canadians considered that their stress levels were worse than prior to the pandemic.
40%
50% 30%
50%