Coping Skills
True or False: Coping skills are only to be used when I am experiencing anxiety or other big feelings
False
The part of your brain that anxiety occurs is called the amygdala also known as....
Your reptile brain
What is a common phrase we say to ourselves associated with overthinking and anxiety?
What if
What is the main feeling that often causes anxiety to occur?
Feeling out of control
When should I start using my coping skills... before i get anxious, when I first feel anxious, when I'm really feeling anxious, or after.
When I first feel anxious
When you are experiencing anxiety your brain is telling your body what?? This causes you to feel nervous and start over thinking.
We are in danger!!
True or False: Anxiety is there because our brain wants to help
True
Ture or False: Anxiety can often be a result of us not being fully aware of our thoughts and feelings throughout the day
True
Name three breathing exercises
Square breathing, hot cocoa, belly breathing, upside down pyramid.
When the brain is feeling anxious it often causes us to go into what? (three famous F's)
Fight, Flight, or Freeze
True or False: Anxiety is rare and very few kids under the age of 14 experience it
False: 23% have anxiety
New experiences often cause anxiety because???
Our brain is trying to prepare us for the possibilities
A great defense of anxious thoughts and overthinking caused by feeling out of control is...
Naming all the things in a situation that is in your control
Being sick to your stomach, trouble breathing, and shakiness are often our brains way of telling us what?
We have a feeling that needs to be recognized
Overthinking is anxiety's way of what?
Trying to prepare for the future
Why does ignoring feelings and thought often cause anxiety and anger?
Because it has bodily symptoms that force us to recognize them
The coping skill that helps your mind and body reconnect is called...
Grounding
When we are experiencing extreme emotions two parts of our brain are no longer talking to each other. These parts are often called what? (not a sciency term)
Thinking brain and Feeling brain
What is the difference between anxiety and nervousness?
Nervousness is attached to specific situations and the feeling of stress.
Anxiety is associated even when the event is not stressful in nature and often comes paired with what if questions.
True or False: Anxiety have specific things that trigger it to occur
False