Anxiety Disorders
What anxiety disorder is it when a person has panic attacks and is afraid of having more panic attacks. A panic attack is a sudden, unexpected rush of intense anxiety symptoms that can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
Panic Disorder
What is a coping skill?
Something that can help us relax or take or mind off of the thing that is worrying us.
Why are negative coping skills not helpful?
They can make symptoms worse
This group of people includes your closest friends or family who care about your well-being and want to help when you’re struggling.
Support System/Social Supports
This is what we call something that causes a strong emotional reaction, often linked to stress or past experiences.
What anxiety disorder is it when someone is a part of, or witnesses one or more traumatic events. Which can cause harm to their mental health, including symptoms such as nightmares and flashbacks.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); some examples of traumatic events are war, assault and other crimes, accidents and natural disasters. In addition to other symptoms, a person suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder can relive these events long after they’re over, through nightmares and flashbacks.
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is when you center yourself in the present moment. It can be done through relaxation exercises, meditation or simply just taking the time to slow down and notice the things that are around you.
This negative coping skill involves pushing people away and avoiding problems entirely.
Isolation; withdrawal
This mental health professional can meet with you one-on-one to help you build coping skills and work through tough experiences.
Therapist/Clinician
When someone avoids people, places, or things that remind them of something scary or painful, they may be experiencing this.
Avoidance
What anxiety disorder is it when a person is terrified of social settings because they feel other people are judging them and they fear they’ll embarrass themselves.
Social anxiety
Name 3 things that you can journal about every day.
Your feelings (sad, happy, mad, motivated, ect)
thoughts
Types of coping skills you use.
Things that you did today
goals you have for the day, week, month or year.
This is when someone uses alcohol or drugs to escape from emotional pain.
substance use/abuse
This person works in the school office and you can talk to them about feelings, friendships, or problems at home.
School Adjustment Counselor
This response to a trigger can look like freezing, shutting down, or feeling disconnected from your surroundings.
Dissociation
What anxiety disorder is it when a person has recurring, unpleasant thoughts, like thinking their hands are always dirty. As a result, they may develop repetitive and time-consuming behaviors to try and reduce anxiety or distress, like washing their hands hundreds of times a day.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); when a person has recurring, unpleasant thoughts (these are called obsessions), like thinking their hands are always dirty. As a result, they may develop repetitive and time-consuming behaviours to try and reduce anxiety or distress (these are called compulsions), like washing their hands hundreds of times a day.
What are some benefits can happen when using healthy coping skills?
Feel more relaxed
have a clearer mind to solve problems
creating healthy relationships with others.
being able to think about a response to a situation
This coping behavior includes hurting oneself physically to deal with emotional pain.
This adult at school helps with classwork, but also notices if you’re having a tough day emotionally.
Teacher
These physical symptoms—like stomachaches, headaches, or muscle tension—can show up when emotions aren’t expressed.
What anxiety disorder is it when someone has unusually high levels of anxiety and worry about aspects of daily life like health and well-being, finances, family or work.
Generalized anxiety disorder
box breathing, finger breathing, rainbow breathing, infinite breathing
This type of behavior involves putting yourself down or calling yourself names.
Negative self talk
You live with them, and they can support you, listen, and help you feel safe.
Adult at home
This feeling can sneak up after a big change—like moving, losing a friendship, death of a loved one, or starting a new school.
sadness or grief