General Facts
T/F Oprah Winfery has dealt with an anxiety disorder
What is true?
2013 interview that anxiety nearly caused her to have a nervous breakdown.
This is an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
What is a phobia?
Having an upset stomach or feeling like you are going to throw up
What is nausea?
Fact vs. Myth? Anxiety is not a real illness.
What is Myth?
Some anxiety is natural (and can even be helpful), but an anxiety disorder is an extreme form of anxiety that causes impairment, and it's a very real illness.
These are two ways that anxiety can be treated.
What are talk therapy and medication?
Genetics, parenting, temperament, and stressful life events have been identified as this
What are causes of anxiety?
Excessive or unrealistic anxiety about two or more aspects of life that is often accompanied by symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or dizziness.
What is Generalized Anxiety?
Becoming frustrated or easily upset.
What is increased irritability?
Fact vs. Myth? 6 in 10 children/teens receive some sort of treatment for anxiety
What is Fact?
This relaxation skill involves taking a deep breath in for 4 seconds, holding it for 4 seconds, breathing out for 4 seconds and holding that for 4 seconds.
What is square breathing?
Let's practice it!
Approximately this many millions of children aged 3-17 years old have an anxiety diagnosis
What is 4.4 million?
When someone experiences anxiety when separated from the primary caregiver that causes distress in their normal daily functioning for at least a month
What is Separation Anxiety?
Inability to focus on something. This symptom can also be a symptom of ADHD.
What is poor concentration/inattention?
Fact vs. Myth? Some anxiety is helpful and positive
What is Fact? Anxiety is what tells us to run out of a burning building and keeps us safe from other dangerous events
This skill involves taking deep breaths and tensing then relaxing different muscle groups
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
This movie and television star has taken medication for depression and anxiety since she was a child. She is known for her voice as Ana from Frozen or her role as Eleanor in The Good Place
Who is Kristen Bell?
Unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.
What is Panic Disorder?
T/F
Anxiety can cause symptoms in your whole body
What is true?
Everyone has different responses to anxiety and some people can feel symptoms throughout their entire body
Fact vs. Myth? Only kids suffer from anxiety
What is Myth? All age ranges can suffer from anxiety
This skill set turns attention away from thoughts, memories and worries and focuses on the present moment
What is grounding?
This is your body’s natural automatic reaction to danger where your heart rate gets faster, which increases oxygen flow to your major muscles. Your pain perception drops, and your hearing sharpen
What is the Fight, Flight or Flee Response?
An intense anxiety or fear of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in a social or performance situation
What is social anxiety?
Headaches, shaking/tremors, difficulty sleeping, fast/ irregular heart rate, sweating, hypervigilance, racing thoughts, stomach problems, rapid breathing, & feeling tired
What are symptoms of anxiety?
Fact vs. Myth? People with anxiety can just get over it.
What is Myth?
SNRIs or SSRIs
What are medications used to treat anxiety?