What is Anxiety?
This is the feeling of unease, worry, or fear that everyone experiences at some point.
Anxiety.
This body reaction, like a racing heart, helps pump oxygen to your muscles when you are anxious.
Increased Heart Rate.
This factor, like having parents who are anxious, can make you more likely to feel anxious.
Family History.
This is the first step in the anxiety cycle, where you feel worry or fear.
Anxiety.
This breathing technique involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 7, and exhaling for 8.
4-7-8 Breathing.
This anxious thought might make you feel like you are losing control, such as 'I am going to go crazy."
Common Anxious Thought.
Your muscles do this when you are anxious, getting ready to run or fight.
Tense Up.
This personality trait, like being a perfectionist, can make anxiety more likely.
Overthinking or Being a Perfectionist.
When you are anxious, you might do this, like looking for threats or thinking everyone is judging you.
Scanning for Danger.
In this mindfulness exercise, you imagine a calm place, like a beach, to relax.
Imagery Meditation.
Name two physical symptoms you might feel when you are anxious, like a racing heart or sweating.
Racing heart, sweating, dizziness, wobbly legs, or nausea.
This reaction, like sweating, cools you down so you do not overheat while escaping danger.
Sweating.
This type of anxiety disorder involves constant worry about everything, like school and friends.
Skipping a party because you are anxious is an example of this part of the cycle.
Avoidance.
This positive self-talk phrase reminds you that you are enough, like 'I am doing my best".
Validating Affirmation.
This is what anxiety feels like emotionally, such as feeling on edge or irritable.
Emotional Signs of Anxiety.
This ancient survival response, also called '____ or _____', is why your body reacts this way to anxiety.
Fight or Flight Response.
This type of anxiety makes you terrified of social situations, like raising your hand in class.
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD).
Avoiding a fear gives you this at first, making you feel better temporarily.
Short-Term Relief.
This _____ thought reminds you that tough moments will not last, like 'This situation sucks, but it is only temporary".
Coping Thought.
When anxiety stops you from doing things like going to school or hanging out with friends, it becomes this.
Mental Health Challenge.
When your mind races and you cannot focus, it is doing this to help you notice threats.
Drinking too much of this, like in energy drinks, can make anxiety worse by speeding up your heart rate.
Caffeine.
This happens in the long term when you keep avoiding your fears, making anxiety worse.
Long-Term Anxiety Growth.
This therapy involves facing your fears little by little, like starting by imaging a spider if you are scared of them.
Exposure Therapy.